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In a task-based language teaching (TBLT) framework within the Communicative Approach, a teacher designs an information-gap activity where learners must exchange missing details to complete a shared map. According to second language acquisition principles, which primary pedagogical objective does this design serve?
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In the Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) approach and Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT), activities like information-gap tasks are deliberately designed to foster genuine communication. By requiring learners to negotiate meaning, bridge information gaps, and use language purposefully to achieve an outcome, the focus shifts from artificial drill practice to authentic functional language use, which is central to modern language pedagogy.
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