TBL SIG

Twitter account of the JALT task-based language teaching special interest group. We run the biennial TBLT in Asia conference series.

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TBLT in Asia 2026 preregistration closes May 29th. You can still register on the weekend of the conference, but it's cheaper to preregister and you get your name on a shiny name card too. https://t.co/Y7VgJqpVEQ

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Submissions for #TBLT in Asia (Tokyo, June 5th-7th) are due tomorrow, February 15th. Last chance to submit your paper, poster, or workshop for the best applied linguistics conference in Asia! (Or the world?) https://t.co/Y7VgJqpVEQ

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10 days left to get your submission in the TBLT in Asia 2026 https://t.co/Y7VgJqpVEQ Join us in Tokyo for a fantastic weekend in June.

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It's great to see more work coming out on #TBLT in contexts other than English teaching https://t.co/UvRv8EMylP

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Topics in #TBLT: "Materials Design" will be held at the Okinawa Prefecture Gender Equality Center, in Naha Okinawa, Japan on January 17 and 18th, 2026. A call for papers is now open until November 30th. Please see https://t.co/Y56VlCIsrD for more details. #JALT

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Upcoming TBLSIG events will be in Tokyo, Okinawa, and Nagoya. Stay tuned! #JALT

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John Norris discussing assessment in the third Plenary Talk at #TBLT in Asia 2024.

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The second Plenary Talk at #TBLT in Asia 2024 is underway with Jonathan Newton talking about TBLT and coursebooks.

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A full house for our first Plenary Talk from Shoko Sasayama at #TBLT in Asia 2024.

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A great start to #TBLT in Asia 2024 last night with an inspiring talk by Rod Ellis. Two days of fantastic presentations ahead!

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#TBLT in Asia 2024 starts in two hours with our special guest speaker Rod Ellis. A great way to start the conference this weekend!

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#TBLT in Asia 2024 is THIS weekend in Nagoya (July 5th to 7th). The full program is now available from https://t.co/5utIKTNw1C Onsite registration is available for those who haven't registered yet. #JALT

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The full program for the #JALT TBLSIG's #TBLT in Asia 2024 Conference at Meijo University in Nagoya in July is now available. Pre-registration closes this weekend, so if you're planning to attend, register now. https://t.co/5utIKTNw1C

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#TBLT in Asia 2024 update: In addition to our three wonderful Plenary Speakers (Jonathan Newton, John Norris, Shoko Sasayama) we are happy to announce a special talk on Friday, July 5th by Rod Ellis. Details at https://t.co/4yaD9euZgB Make sure you're in Nagoya from July 5th-7th!

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The latest issue of Taking it to Task (Volume 6 Issue 2) is out now: Download it from our website at: https://t.co/WQ2IQCzAN9

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Effects of task-based language teaching on functional adequacy in L2 w... https://t.co/NRo0qAoPUY

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Notifications about paper submissions for #TBLT in Asia 2024 in #Nagoya in July were sent out last week, and now registrations are open for presenters and non-presenters. You don't have to be a SIG member to attend, so if you'd like to attend head over to https://t.co/4yaD9euZgB

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A reminder that the Call for Papers for TBLT in Asia 2024 in Nagoya, Japan closes tomorrow (March 15th). Come and join our plenary speakers Jonathan Newton, John Norris, Shoko Sasayama, and many other #TBLT researchers from around the world from July 5th to 7th, 2024!

[Natsuko Shintani @natsukonz]

TBLT in Asia call for papers closing soon!

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An excellent new resource out from John Benjamins! Individual difference factors in TBLT. https://t.co/HCDy2ldlyJ