Task-based instruction

After reading about the chapter task based instruction it had me thinking about the type of instruction that I recieved in my second language education. In high school, there were some elements that I recieved would be considered task-based but the class was focused more on form rather than meaning. Once I started taking a second language in college I noticed that there was a more focus on meaning than what was emphasized in my highschool classroom. We approached learning the language towards authentic communication rather than strictly grammatical forms. While focus on form may work for some I felt the larger focus on real life communicative situations had a more deeper inpact on my learning.