which involves a transfer of given
information from one person to another – or from one form to
another, or from one place to another – generally calling for the
decoding or encoding of information from or into language.
One example is pair work in which each member of the pair
has a part of the total information (for example an incomplete
picture) and attempts to convey it verbally to the other. Another
example is completing a tabular representation with
information available in a given piece of text. The activity often
involves selection of relevant information as well, and learners
may have to meet criteria of completeness and correctness in
making the transfer.