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International Association for
Task-Based Language Teaching
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IATBLT vzw is an international and worldwide organisation of scholars interested in and active contributors to the field of task-based language teaching (TBLT). IATBLT vzw aims to promote principled approaches to TBLT, and especially to
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promote research, applications, and development of TBLT,
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help to disseminate results and resources, and
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promote international and interdisciplinary cooperation in the field.
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What is TBLT?
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.
Welcoming message from IATBLT President, Laura Gurzynski-Weiss, Indiana University.
NEW!
Our collection of videos is growing. Watch 4 talks by John Norris (ETS Japán), one of the founding members of IATBLT, in our Members area.
TBLT
2027
Conference
Beyond the tradition: New contexts, settings, populations, and paradigms.
20 years later
Visit the conference website here.
Looking forward to seeing you there
We are excited to announce that the 12th IATBLT Conference will be held in Hawai'i in August, 2027! Thank you, Marije Michel and team for volunteering! The theme of the 2025 IATBLT Conference will be " Beyond the tradition: New contexts, settings, populations and paradigms." We will explore the latest research and practices in TBLT while discussing the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead! We are looking forward to seeing you in Hawai'i in 2027!
2023 IATBLT awards winners
Research Article Award
Congratulations to Youjin Kim, Sanghee Kang, and Meredith D’Arienzo, winners of the IATBLT Research Article Award.
Best Practitioner
Congratulations to Uju Anya, Melissa Baralt, Aris Clemons, and Déborah Gomez for winning the prize for the development of a tasked-based Spanish language curriculum celebrating Blackness in Latin America!
Distinguished Achievement Award
Congratulations to Alison Mackey, winner of the Distinguished Achievement Award. Alison is a leading scholar in the field of TBLT and her work has had a profound impact on the way we understand and teach second languages.
Underrepresented Scholar Award
Congratulations to Reza Yaddollahpour, winner of the Underrepresented Scholar Award.
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our colleague and friend Mike Long.
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A website has been set up in his memory.
