BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//events.la.psu.edu//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5330-8918615f355e4295b869bdec787ec6e9@events.la.psu.edu DTSTAMP:20260522T055041Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210122T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210122T160000 SUMMARY:Task-Based Language Teaching: Current Trends and Future Directions DESCRIPTION:\nIn this lecture\, hosted by the Penn State Language Teachi ng and Learning Group\, Dr. Lara Bryfonski (Georgetown University) will explore some of the foundational theories of task-based language teachin g (TBLT) and highlight current trends and challenges\, such as the impac ts of COVID-19 on language learning and teaching. The talk will begin wi th an introduction to the various frameworks proposed for organizing tas k-based education and an overview of the main components of a TBLT progr am. Next\, she will present on recent research investigating the role of teachers and teacher training in the TBLT implementation process\, incl uding the results of task-based teacher training program delivered onlin e during the pandemic. The talk will end with a discussion of the challe nges of translating TBLT research findings to diverse pedagogical contex ts including computer-mediated and online contexts. This talk will be fo llowed by a hands-on\, interactive workshop on January 23\, designed to provide language teachers and researchers the opportunity to apply conce pts from the presentation to their own teaching or research domains.\n\n  \;\n\nLara Bryfonski is assistant professor of linguistics at Georg etown University where she conducts research on second language acquisit ion and task-based language teaching and learning. She has published and presented her research on a variety of topics in second language acquis ition\, including task-based language teaching\, corrective feedback\, m aterials development\, language learning in study abroad\, and methods f or second language research. Her publications appear in journals such as Studies in Second Language Acquisition\, Language Teaching Research\, a nd the Annual Review of Applied Linguistics\, as well as a variety of ed ited collections. Lara is a former ESL/EFL teacher and has taught langua ge students from preschool to adulthood in a variety of contexts in the United States \;and abroad. She is an experienced teacher trainer an d has worked with NGOs\, public and private schools\, governmental and f inancial organizations\, and universities to provide research-based trai ning in language teaching.\n\nFor the Zoom link\, please contact Julia G oetze at jzg5860@psu.edu.\n\nFor more details: https://events.la.psu.edu /event/tblt-0122/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

In this lecture , hosted by the Penn State Language Teaching and Learning Group, Dr. Lara Bryfonski (Georgetown University) will explore some of the foun dational theories of task-based language teaching (TBLT) and highlight c urrent trends and challenges, such as the impacts of COVID-19 on languag e learning and teaching. The talk will begin with an introduction to the various frameworks proposed for organizing task-based education and an overview of the main components of a TBLT program. Next, she will presen t on recent research investigating the role of teachers and teacher trai ning in the TBLT implementation process, including the results of task-b ased teacher training program delivered online during the pandemic. The talk will end with a discussion of the challenges of translating TBLT re search findings to diverse pedagogical contexts including computer-media ted and online contexts. This talk will be followed by a hands-on, inter active workshop on January 23, designed to provide language teachers and researchers the opportunity to apply concepts from the presentation to their own teaching or research domains.

 

Lara Bryfo nski is assistant professor of linguistics at Georgetown University where she conducts research on second language acquisition and task-base d language teaching and learning. She has published and presented her re search on a variety of topics in second language acquisition, including task-based language teaching, corrective feedback, materials development , language learning in study abroad, and methods for second language res earch. Her publications appear in journals such as Studies in Second Language Acquisition, Language Teaching Research, and the Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, as well as a variety of edited collec tions. Lara is a former ESL/EFL teacher and has taught language s tudents from preschool to adulthood in a variety of contexts in the Unit ed States and abroad. She is an experienced teacher trainer and has worked with NGOs, public and private schools, governmental and financia l organizations, and universities to provide research-based training in language teaching.

For the Zoom link, please contact Julia Goetze at jzg5860@psu.edu.

For more details: https://ev ents.la.psu.edu/event/tblt-0122/

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