Hosted by Carleton University, August 19-21, 2019
Under the auspices of the “International Association for Task-Based Language Teaching”, the 2019 TBLT Conference will bring together scholars and educators to the beautiful campus of Carleton University, located in Canada’s capital.
Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) is an educational framework for the theory and practice of teaching second or foreign languages. Based on empirical research, TBLT adopts meaning-based, communicative tasks as the central unit for defining language learning needs, determining curriculum goals, designing activity in the (language) classroom, and assessing language competencies.
With the “TBLT: Insight, Instruction, Outcomes” theme, the conference aims to broaden the current perspectives on TBLT by focusing on the learner, teaching, and evaluation of learning by asking “what lies ahead?” To this end, we invite researchers and educators from around the world to come together to gain knowledge and increase understanding about task-based theoretical insights, instructional practices, and assessment strategies.
Plenary speakers:
Nina Spada (University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Canada); Paula Winke (Michigan State University, USA); Ineke Vedder (University of Amsterdam, NL); Folkert Kuiken (University of Amsterdam, NL); Andrea Revesz (University College London, UK)
Invited colloquia
Marta González-Lloret (University of Hawaiʻi, USA); Natsuko Shintani (Kobe Gakuin University, Japan)
Workshops for practitioners
Marita Schocker (University of Education, Freiburg, German); Leila Ranta (University of Alberta, Canada); Justine Light (University of Alberta, Canada)
For more information about IATBLT, please visit them online.