TBLT: From theory to practice (Jan 23)

Pre-course
Course orientation (Jan 23)
2 Activities
Orientation presentation (Jan 23)
Frequently asked questions (Jan 23)
Why TBLT? (Jan 23)
5 Activities | 1 Output task
The coursebook debate: reading
Why TBLT? Presentation
Acronym acrobatics
Concept check
Introducing the forum
How interested are you in TBLT? (Oct 21)
MODULE 1: Presenting TBLT
How we learn an L2 (20/1/23 – 2/3/23)
4 Activities
Reading on L2 acquisition (jan23)
Try out a pedagogic task (jan23)
Presentation on Long’s cognitive-interactionist theory (jan23)
Key concepts from this session (jan23)
Which TBLT? (3/2/23 – 9/2/23)
4 Activities
Reading and listening on tasks and TBLT types (jan23)
Presentation on TBLT types (jan23)
A guide to creating transcripts from audio and video (jan23)
On the forum: which TBLT for you? (jan23)
Long’s TBLT as a whole (10/2/23 – 23/2/23)
4 Activities | 1 Output task
Background reading on Long’s TBLT (jan23)
Presentation on Long’s TBLT as a whole (jan23)
Sequencing Long’s TBLT (jan23)
Forum task: reacting to Long’s TBLT (jan23)
Propose TBLT in a school or institution (jan23)
MODULE 2: Designing a TBLT Needs Analysis
Identifying target tasks (24/2/23 – 9/3/23)
4 Activities
Reading on Needs Analysis (jan23)
Presentation: Identifying target tasks (jan23)
Comprehension check on Identifying Target Tasks (jan23)
Anatomy of a target task (jan23)
NA for tech and LNP* (10/3/23 – 23/3/23)
4 Activities | 1 Output task
Background reading & viewing
Presentation: further examples of NA
Extension: a guide to building and searching corpora for NA
On the forum: Investigating a tech-mediated task
Produce a needs analysis outline & instrument (jan23)
Mid-course reflection week
Mulling it over with Mike & Marta (24/3/23 – 30/3/23)
MODULE 3: Designing a task-based pedagogic unit
Introducing pedagogic task design (14/4/23 – 27/4/23)
Sequencing pedagogic tasks (28/4/23 – 11/5/23)
MODULE 4: Making Task-Based Materials
Principles of TBLT material design (12/5/23 – 25/5/23)
Materials in Tech-Mediated TBLT (26/5/23 – 2/6/23)
MODULE 5: FACILITATING, SUPPORTING AND EVALUATING TASK PERFORMANCE
Focusing on form (3/6/23 – 15/6/23)
Task-based assessment (16/6/23-29/6/23)
POST-COURSE
Course wrap-up (30/6/23-6/7/23)
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Acronym acrobatics

TBLT: From theory to practice (Jan 23) Why TBLT? (Jan 23) Acronym acrobatics

How familiar are you with some of the acronyms Geoff mentioned in the presentation?

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