Invited Colloquia
Melissa Baralt - Tech-Enhanced TBLT: Inclusive Practices Across Borders
Florida International University
This colloquium explores the intersection of inclusive Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) and technology, highlighting innovative approaches to accommodate diverse learner needs. As digital platforms become integral to language education, this session examines strategies for utilizing technology to enhance accessibility, equity, engagement, and personalized learning experiences. Presentations will cover the design and implementation of tasks that leverage technology to support learners with varying backgrounds, abilities, and learning styles, ensuring equitable opportunities for all to develop language proficiency. By showcasing practical examples and research findings, the colloquium aims to foster a dialogue on best practices for creating inclusive, technology-enhanced TBLT environments.
Claudia Fernandez - How have TBLT curricula been developed in different contexts? Experiences, reflections, and critical issues for consideration
University of Illinois Chicago
The goal of this colloquium is to gather a better understanding on how TBLT curricula have been implemented in diverse language programs around the world and in different environments to help us identify future critical areas of planning and development. Presenters will discuss what TBLT curricula looks like and will share experiences and reflections either as designers or as teaching practitioners in such curricula. Key aspects of TBLT curriculum design will be addressed, from learning goals and needs analysis to task sequencing, teacher training, and technology integration throughout the process. We hope the colloquium serves as a valuable source of information for current and future curriculum designers, and helps both teachers and researchers better understand how TBLT programs are achieving their goals as they prepare for the future of language learning.
Benjamin Kremmel - Technology in task-based assessment: Affordances and challenges
University of Innsbruck
The observation that “technology is pervasive, and so not to exploit the possibilities it enables would probably be regarded as very odd by most students” (Ellis et al, 2020, p. 366) naturally also applies to the area of assessment, and has never been more pertinent than in today’s world of transformative technological advances. This colloquium explores issues related to the role and use of technology in task-based assessment, investigating its wide-ranging affordances and challenges. By examining how it may impact on task design, administration, and scoring, we hope to discuss implications for fairness and validity in technology-supported assessment, while also considering learner engagement and feedback mechanisms so as to leverage technology's potential to enhance task-based assessment.
Fredrik Poole - Exploring potential uses of artificial intelligence in task-based language teaching
Michigan State University
Task-based language teaching (TBLT) emphasizes the use of language in authentic contexts through the completion of real-world tasks. Recent scholars have called for a more systematic research approach to the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in applied linguistics (Han, 2024). TBLT is an area rich with opportunity. Poole and Polio (2023) discussed opportunities for the use of AI in task-based writing, but there are several other areas in which AI could be integrated into TBLT. We welcome contributions of empirical and conceptual papers including but not limited to applications and possibilities for large language models and any other AI tool to task-based language teaching, materials development, and teacher education.
| Laatst gewijzigd: | 15 april 2024 12:00 |