Task-Based Language Teaching and Learning (TBLT) is a communicative approach that positions authentic language tasks as the central unit of instruction. Originating from the communicative language ...

If the main goal of a language course is for learners to learn to use the target language more efficiently, fluently and correctly in authentic language use situations, then current scientific ...

Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) shifts the focus from memorizing grammar to using language in real-world, goal-driven activities. By centering lessons on authentic tasks, learners develop fluency, ...

There are two general locations upon the landscape of second language teaching and learning where individuals learn a second, foreign, or additional language. The first is in a socio-cultural context ...

Kim McDonough is Professor in Applied Linguistics who joined the Department of Education at Concordia in 2010. Her research interests include psycholinguistic approaches to second language acquisition ...