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IATBLT Research Article Award

The Executive Board of the International Association for Task-based Language Teaching (IATBLT) is pleased to invite nominations for the IATBLT Research Article Award. This award is given biennially for an article that makes a significant contribution to the field of task-based language teaching (TBLT).


Members of IATBLT may nominate articles published in refereed journals or as book chapters published in the years 2023 and 2024. The winner will be presented with an award of €500 (funded independently by the IATBLT) and a certificate at the 11th International IATBLT Conference in Groningen, The Netherlands in April 2025.

 

Attendance to the conference is not mandatory but confirmation of in-person attendance would be greatly appreciated. 
 

Selection criteria:

  • Relevance of the contribution to the field of TBLT

  • Significance and originality of the topic addressed

  • The article should be published by the end of 2024

  • In the case of empirical work, strength or originality of research design, quality of data collection and analysis procedures, and appropriate interpretation of results;

  • In the case of conceptual / theoretical work, the persuasiveness and clarity of the argument;

  • Potential impact of research on TBLT-related practice, theory and future research

 

 

Nomination procedure:
Any member of IATBLT may nominate an article for this award. Nomination statements should be no longer than one double-spaced page, and should provide clear grounds for the nomination in light of the selection criteria above.


Please send the nomination statement, with a PDF copy of the article, to IATBLT member-at-large Claudia Fernández, by email at cferna5@uic.edu. The deadline for nominations is Monday November 4th, 2024.


A Selection Committee, made up of four representatives of the IATBLT Executive Board, will rate and rank the nominated research articles, and draw up a shortlist of three articles. The three shortlisted articles will then be read by all members of the Executive Board, who will submit their recommendation for the award to the President of IATBLT. The President makes the final decision. 

Current members of the IATBLT Executive Board are also eligible for the award. If an Executive Board member is the author of an article that is put forward, they will recuse themselves from the entire evaluation process. The award may not be made if there is an insufficient number of nominations (less than three), or no nominated article meets the criteria for the award.

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