International Association of Task-based Language Teaching

09/07/2026

📢 TBLT 2027 is heading to Siena, Italy! 🇮🇹

Originally set for Hawai'i, the conference has moved to Siena (September 1–3, 2027) for organizational reasons and in response to community feedback.
The call for proposals is now open — papers, posters, and colloquia welcome!
🗓️ Deadline: October 31, 2026
🔗 Submit: https://easychair.org/cfp/tblt2027
Tag a colleague who should submit — see you in Siena! 🍝📚

We are delighted to announce that TBLT 2027 will be co-organized by the Department of Second Language Studies and the Department of Languages and Literatures of Europe and the Americas from the University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa and hosted by the Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche e Internazionali at th...

20/04/2026

🌍 Call for Papers: TBLT Siena 2026! 🗣️

Check out this upcoming conference at the Università di Siena exploring the future of language education! "English and other languages across cultures, classrooms and beyond" focuses on Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT), multilingualism, and discipline-informed approaches in today's globalized world.

🗓️ Abstract Deadline: May 30th, 2026

📍 Location: Università di Siena, Italy

🔗 Submit abstracts & learn more: https://www.congressi.unisi.it/tbltsiena2026/

Task-based design and implementation, and discipline-informed language education in contexts of migration, multilingualism and large enrolmen

10/11/2025

🚨 3 DAYS LEFT!

Task-Based Language Teaching in Action:
Global Perspectives & Practices

Online symposium uniting language educators & researchers worldwide

Hosted by
Center for International Foreign Language Teacher Education (CIFLTE) @ Teachers College, Columbia University

November 14–15, 2025

Register here: https://tinyurl.com/mrc3thxf

03/11/2025

📣 Laura Gurzynski-Weiss, President of IATBLT, is giving a talk for the IAPLL TBLT SIG on TBLT and learner IDs (individual differences). All are welcome!

🗓️ Wed, Nov 5, 2025 — 7:00 AM EST
🔗 Join on Zoom: https://cuhk.zoom.us/j/7478989960?omn=94822927384

30/10/2025

An upcoming roundtable, Doing Critical TBLT across the Americas, as part of the symposium Task-Based Language Teaching in Action, explores what makes a task critical, why critical tasks are needed, the teacher’s role, and how to advance TBLT theory and praxis across contexts (EAL, Portuguese as a host language, Spanish as a heritage language).
Be sure to check it out!
Speakers: Leonardo da Silva, Priscila F. Farias, Ellen J. Serafini, Raquel D’Ely, Julio Torres.
https://shorturl.at/TuyOy

21/10/2025

Join the independent online TBLT Symposium hosted by Teachers College, Columbia Univ. Nov 14–15.
IATBLT will be spotlighted in a short session by Claudia Fernández & YouJin Kim.
Register (fee applies):

An Online Symposium Hosted by the Center for International Foreign Language Teacher Education (CIFLTE) at Teachers College, Columbia University November 14–15, 2025 The Center for International Foreign Language Teacher Education (CIFLTE) at Teachers College, Columbia University invites you to its

26/08/2025

📚 New Open Access Book Series 📚

Applied Linguistics Press has just launched a fully open access series on Syllabi in Applied Linguistics, edited by Benjamin Kremmel and Paula Winke.

A dedicated TBLT Syllabi volume is planned—an exciting opportunity to share and shape how task-based language teaching is taught around the world.

We encourage you to submit your syllabi and spread the word among colleagues!

🔗 appliedlinguisticspress.org/home/series/syllabi

21/08/2025

🚨 Update from the Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) community! 🚨

The Task Bank has a new home: 🌐 thetaskbank.com

🔹 The Task Bank is a free, open-access resource where teachers and researchers can share, explore, and adapt task-based activities for language teaching and assessment.
🔹 It offers practical, classroom-ready tasks across a wide range of contexts and proficiency levels.
🔹 It’s also a growing space for collaboration—helping bridge research and practice in TBLT.

👉 Bookmark the new address, explore the resources, and consider contributing your own tasks to support the community!

19/05/2025

🌟 We’re thrilled to announce that Dr. Claudia Fernández is the recipient of this year’s Distinguished Practitioner’s Award! 🎉

A true leader in Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT), Dr. Fernández has transformed Spanish instruction at the university level with a fully task-based curriculum. Her textbooks, research, and mentorship have empowered educators far and wide to bring TBLT to life in their own classrooms.

Congratulations, Dr. Fernández, and thank you for your lasting impact on language education! 👏📚

17/05/2025

We are proud to honor Professor Pauline Foster for her remarkable contributions to TBLT. Her pioneering work in task design, speech analysis, and performance measurement has shaped the field and inspired scholars worldwide.

Thank you, Professor Foster, for your lasting impact on language education!