Task-based approaches refer to materials or courses which are designed around a series of authentic tasks which give the learners experience of using the language in ways in which it is used in the ‘real world’ outside the classroom. They usually have no pre-determined language syllabus and the aim is for learners to learn from the tasks the language that they need for successful participation in them.

(TOMLINSON, B. (ed). Material Development in Language Teaching. Cambridge: CUP. 1998/2011. p. xvi Adaptado)