Task-oriented learning and teaching has become one of the leading approaches in foreign language didactics. This volume focuses on the interplay between media use and task orientation in foreign language instruction (English, Spanish, German as a foreign language). It begins with a comprehensive overview of the state of research from a pedagogical-sociocultural perspective. In addition to the use of traditional media, such as film, the contributions discuss the development and use of multimedia software, as well as internet-based materials, projects in the field of telecollaboration, and the use of new technical tools, such as weblogs, wikis, and interactive whiteboards. The research contexts include primary education, secondary education, and teacher training at the university level.