37.1512, Confs: Task-Based Language Teaching 2026: English and Other Language Across Cultures, Classrooms and Beyond (Italy)

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Subject: 37.1512, Confs: Task-Based Language Teaching 2026: English and Other Language Across Cultures, Classrooms and Beyond (Italy)

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Date: 19-Apr-2026
From: Emilia Petrocelli, Laurie Jane Anderson, Luca Baratta, Letizia Cirillo, Luca Cilibrasi, Paolo Della Putta, Emilia Di Martino, Elisa Ghia, Vanessa Marcella, Giulia Staggini, Valentina Tomassini, Cesare Zanca [tblt.siena2026 at unisi.it]
Subject: Task-Based Language Teaching 2026: English and Other Language Across Cultures, Classrooms and Beyond


Task-Based Language Teaching 2026: English and Other Language Across
Cultures, Classrooms and Beyond
Short Title: TBLT2026
Theme: Task-based design and implementation, and discipline-informed
language education in contexts of migration, multilingualism and large
enrolment

Date: 15-Oct-2026 - 16-Oct-2026
Location: Siena, Italy
Contact: Giulia Staggini
Contact Email: tblt.siena2026 at unisi.it
Meeting URL: https://www.congressi.unisi.it/tbltsiena2026/

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition
Subject Language(s): English (eng)
                     French (fra)
                     German (deu)
                     Italian (ita)
                     Spanish (spa)

Submission Deadline: 30-May-2026

This conference explores how language education can respond coherently
and effectively to the complex sociolinguistic environments shaped by
migration, global mobility, multilingualism, and large student
cohorts. A central focus is Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) as a
pedagogical framework capable of addressing these dynamics, placed in
dialogue with discipline-informed traditions including ELF, LSP, LAP,
LSAP, EMI, and CLIL.
The conference welcomes contributions on the teaching and learning of
English and other languages, with particular attention to higher
education contexts. Theoretical, empirical, and practice-based
submissions are all welcome.
Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):
– Interaction and engagement in large-enrolment and multilingual
classrooms
– TBLT design in contexts of mobility, migration, and linguistic
diversity
– Integration of TBLT with discipline-informed approaches
– Technology-mediated and digitally-enriched task design
– Teacher education and professional development for TBLT
– Informal language exposure and its role in task-based learning
Keynote Speakers:
 - Rod Ellis – Curtin University, Australia
 - Rosemary Erlam – University of Auckland, New Zealand
 - Maria Pavesi – University of Pavia, Italy
Submission Details:
Abstracts: max 300 words (excluding references)
Modes: oral presentation (20 min + 10 discussion) or poster
Deadline for abstract submission: 30 May 2026
Please use the provided template and indicate your preferred mode of
submission.
Send abstracts to: tblt.siena2026 at unisi.it
Subject line: Abstract_TBLT2026



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