TBLT: From theory to practice (jan24)

Course orientation (jan24)
2 Activities
Orientation presentation (jan24)
Frequently asked questions (jan24)
Why TBLT? (jan24)
5 Activities | 1 Output task
The coursebook debate: reading (jan24)
Why TBLT? (jan24)
Acronym acrobatics (jan24)
Concept check (jan24)
Introducing the forum (jan24)
How interested are you in TBLT? (jan24)
Module 1: Presenting TBLT
How we learn an L2 (jan24)
4 Activities
Reading on L2 acquisition (jan24)
Try out a pedagogic task (jan24)
Presentation on Long’s theory (jan24)
Key concepts from this session (jan24)
Which TBLT? (jan24)
4 Activities
Reading and listening on tasks and TBLT types (jan24)
Presentation on TBLT types (jan24)
A guide to creating transcripts from audio and video (jan24)
On the forum: which TBLT for you? (jan24)
Long’s TBLT (jan24)
4 Activities | 1 Output task
Background reading & viewing on Long’s TBLT (jan24)
Presentation on Long’s TBLT (jan24)
Sequencing Long’s TBLT (jan24)
Forum task: reacting to Long’s TBLT (jan24)
Propose TBLT in a school or institution (jan24)
Module 2: Designing a TBLT Needs Analysis
Identifying target tasks (jan24)
4 Activities
Reading on Needs Analysis (jan24)
Presentation: Identifying target tasks (jan24)
Comprehension check on Identifying Target Tasks (jan24)
Anatomy of a target task (jan24)
NA for tech and LNP* (jan24)
4 Activities | 1 Output task
Background reading & viewing (jan24)
Presentation: further examples of NA (jan24)
Extension: a guide to building and searching corpora for NA (jan24)
On the forum: Investigating a tech-mediated task (jan24)
Produce a needs analysis outline & instrument (jan24)
Mid-Course Break
Mulling it over with Mike & Marta (jan24)
2 Activities
Reflection week listening, reading & viewing (jan24)
On the forum: Brainstorm questions for Marta González-Lloret (jan24)
Module 3: Designing a task-based pedagogic unit
Introducing pedagogic task design (jan24)
4 Activities
Reading on task design (jan24)
Presentation: Introducing pedagogic task design (jan24)
Complete the notes (jan24)
On the forum: From target task to pedagogic task(s) (jan24)
Sequencing pedagogic tasks (jan24)
5 Activities | 1 Output task
Reading on syllabus design (jan24)
Presentation 1: Geoff Jordan on task complexity (jan24)
Presentation 2: Mike Long on syllabus design (jan24)
Syllabus design pathways (jan24)
On the forum: varying the complexity of a PT (jan24)
Design a task-based pedagogic unit (jan24)
Module 4: Task- Based Materials
Principles of TBLT material design (jan24)
4 Activities
Reading on material design (jan24)
Presentation: Principles of task-based materials design (jan24)
The input elaboration challenge
Evaluating TBLT materials (jan24)
Materials in Tech-Mediated TBLT (jan24)
4 Activities | 1 Output task
Reading on tech-mediated materials and tasks (jan24)
Gallery of tech-mediated materials (jan24)
Presentation on tech-mediated materials (jan24)
The H5P sandbox (jan24)
Design task-based materials (jan24)
Module 5: Facilitating and evaluating tasks
Facilitating task performance (jan24)
3 Activities
Reading & viewing on facilitating task performance (jan24)
Presentation: Focus on form (jan24)
On the forum: MPs and PPs (jan24)
Task-based assessment (jan24)
4 Activities
Reading, viewing & listening on assessment (jan24)
Glenn Fulcher interactive transcript (jan24)
Presentation: TBLT assessment (jan24)
On the forum: the litmus test (jan24)
Course wrap-up (jan24)
3 Activities | 1 Output task
Wrap-up background reading (jan24)
On the forum: reflect, reject, adapt (jan24)
Evaluate us! (jan24)
Design a task-based assessment (jan24)

How interested are you in TBLT? (jan24)

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