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T1 Mediating Talk: Integrating Mediation Descriptors in Task-Based Language Teaching to Enhance Collaborative Speaking in B1 English as a Foreign Language Learners
A1 Concepción Rubio, Laura
A2 Universidad de Valladolid. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
K1 Mediation
K1 Task-Based Language Teaching
K1 Collaborative speaking
K1 English as a Foreign Language
K1 Mediación
K1 Enfoque comunicativo por tareas
K1 Expresión oral colaborativa
K1 Inglés como lengua extranjera
K1 5701.11 Enseñanza de Lenguas
AB This paper presents a didactic proposal grounded in the principles of Task-Based Language Teaching and designed around selected mediation descriptors, as outlined in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Targeting B1-level English as a Foreign Language learners and based on the textbook Outlook 1 (Williams & Edwards, 2021), the proposal recognises mediation as an emerging fifth language skill that complements the traditional fourth. The approach incorporates tasks that encourage learners to co-construct meaning, relay information, and facilitate understanding across linguistic and cultural boundaries. By simulating real-life communicative scenarios, the activities promote collaborative speaking, foster pragmatic competence, and help bridge gaps in comprehension and cultural awareness. The aim is to make mediation a practical and observable component of language learning, reinforcing learners’ ability to support communication, resolve misunderstandings, and adapt messages to diverse audiences. To this end, practical assessment strategies are also outlined to observe and measure learners’ mediation skills in action. Ultimately, this proposal illustrates how integrating mediation can enrich the language classroom by aligning communicative competence with the demands of 21st-century interaction.
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/79795
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/79795
LA eng
NO Departamento de Filología Inglesa
DS UVaDOC
RD 10-ene-2026