| Content | Type | What does the task ask the learner to do (recall specific details, respond to questions, summarize key information, compare/contrast, synthesize information, evaluate, other)? |
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| Length | How long is the input or exchange? | |
| Vocabulary | What vocabulary/idioms/acronyms need to be understood to successfully complete the task? | |
| Structure | Task structure | Are the task expectations clear? To what extent are the expectations culturally bound? |
| Format/genre | What is the format of the message (live, video, audio, or other)? Is the listening task a monologue, transaction or interaction? |
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| Language structure | How complex are the language structures in the message? To what extent does the listener need to understand paralinguistic and cultural cues? |
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| Context | Familiarity | How routine, predictable and familiar is the task? |
| Formality | What degree of formality is being used? | |
| Performance Conditions | What is the quality of the message (volume, speed, accent)? What degree of learner control is permitted (repetition, clarification, simplification)? How important is clarity, accuracy, and comprehensibility? |
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| Background information | To what extent does the task require the listener to draw upon information / background knowledge not present in the message? | |
| Strategies | Method | What strategies does the writing task require (in relation to Essential Skills and language)? |