Reflections on Language Teaching, TBLT Advocacy, and Collaboration

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Many teachers are wary of using a task-based approach. Learn how to overcome that and start using it in your business or classrooms. 

Lara Bryfonski is an applied linguist and assistant professor of linguistics at Georgetown University. Her research focuses on task-based language teaching and she is the Project Director of STARTALK-TASK, an NSA-funded task-based training program for critical language teachers. She recently co-authored the book The Art and Science of Language Teaching with Alison Mackey.

In this episode, we chat with Lara about:

• if "TBLT" is a fad
• the myth that novice teachers can't handle TBLT
• why experienced teachers are often the most resistant to try it
• using a TBL approach within a strict syllabus 
• where grammar instruction fits into a TBL approach
• what a task is and isn't
• navigating a learner's internal syllabus 
• task design and how to apply it in your courses tomorrow
• Twitch, gaming, and asynchronous TBLT 
• her advice for aspiring TBLT practitioners 

For more from Lara:

1. Connect on LinkedIn

2. Find her new book "The art and science of language teaching"

3. Read her published works 

4. Her website

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