TBLT 2019 Ottawa 8th International Conference on Task-Based Language Teaching “TBLT: Insight, Instruction, Outcomes” Carleton University August 19-21, 2019 Conference Program 2 Welcome Message from the President of IATBLT Professor Martin East University of Auckland, New Zealand As President of the International Association for Task-Based Language Teaching (IATBLT vzw.), I am delighted to welcome you to our eighth international conference on TBLT in Ottawa, Canada. If you are a regular attendee at TBLT conferences, welcome back! If this is your first time here, I hope you will feel at home among us. This year’s conference is organised around the broad themes of Insight, Instruction, and Outcomes. These themes accurately reflect the stated goals of our Association as an international and worldwide organisation of scholars interested in and active contributors to the field of TBLT. That is, we will: promote research, applications, and development of TBLT; help to disseminate both results and resources; and promote international and interdisciplinary cooperation in the field. Looking at what is on offer in our Conference 2019, I am confident that each contribution, whether as paper, workshop, or poster, will help us achieve those goals. Our plenary talks will present different and complementary takes on the TBLT endeavour. Nina Spada, our opening plenarist, will offer an important opportunity to consider the vital interface between TBLT and instructed second language acquisition. Paula Winke will provide a much- needed discussion of how we can measure students’ learning outcomes most appropriately through benchmarking performances against adequately articulated criteria. Folkert Kuiken and Ineke Vedder will continue this vital debate, and will apply it across a range of languages and task types. In our closing plenary, Andrea Révész (Vice President of the IATBLT) will offer a useful summative opportunity to consider all that has been discussed, with a particular focus on methodological innovations and challenges in investigating TBLT going forward. On behalf of the Executive Board of the IATBLT, I would like to thank the conference organising committee, ably chaired by Eva Kartchava, for all their hard work in putting this event together. I know from experience just how much work goes into planning and organising events such as these, and I greatly appreciate, and am hugely grateful for, the generously given time and commitment of all those involved. In particular, Eva has been an absolute delight to work with over the past months as we have corresponded together about many different aspects of the conference. It was also a great pleasure to meet David Wood, Head of the School of Linguistics and Language Studies (our hosts here at Carleton), during his academic visit to my own institution in Auckland as part of his sabbatical year. It is my sincere wish that all participants will leave the conference having been renewed and refreshed for our on-going worldwide work in promoting task-based ideas. I look forward to opportunities to catch up with many of you over the coming days. I particularly invite you to attend our General Meeting at 11.25 a.m. on the last day of the conference where you will be updated on the work of the IATBLT over the last two years and will have the opportunity to celebrate and honour our 2019 award winners. Please note that the proceedings of the General Meeting are not valid unless a majority of the members are present or represented by proxies. So, your attendance, and your opinions, matter a great deal! 3 Welcome Message from the Conference Chair Associate Professor Eva Kartchava Carleton University, Canada The School of Linguistics and Language Studies is thrilled to bring together scholars and educators to the beautiful campus of Carleton University, located in Canada’s capital, for the 8th International conference on Task- Based Language Teaching (TBLT). The 2019 conference marks only the second time since the instigation of TBLT conferences that a Canadian university hosts this prestigious event and the very first time that the venue takes place in the eastern part of the country. The honor to host is precipitated by the fact that task-based language teaching has become both a well-established presence in our teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels as well as in research that we conduct and supervise. The fact that TBLT is widely used in the second language education offered to adult newcomers to Canada furthers our motivation to gain knowledge and increase understanding about task-based theoretical insights, instructional practices, and assessment strategies from researchers and educators from around the world. With the “TBLT: Insight, Instruction, Outcomes” theme, the conference aims to broaden the current perspectives on TBLT by focusing on the learner, teaching, and evaluation of learning by asking “what lies ahead?” To this end, the topics covered by the 2019 conference include: theoretical perspectives on TBLT, task assessment and needs analysis, task complexity and task repetition, focus on the role of the learner and the teacher in TBLT, peer interaction, corrective feedback, motivation and affect, and innovations in the delivery/implementation of TBLT across contexts, modes, and materials. We are grateful to our plenary speakers, colloquia organizers, and practitioner workshop conveners for agreeing to share their knowledge with us – we know that their expertise will make a positive and invaluable impact on the overall quality of the conference. We extend our most sincere thanks to the reviewers who have generously given their time and expertise in helping us select the papers, colloquia, show-and-tell sessions, workshops, and posters that make up the conference program. This conference would not be possible without the help of the IATBLT, its Executive, and most importantly, Martin East, the IATBLT’s President. We would also like to acknowledge the generous support of the John Benjamins Publishing Company, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Exchange Program - Knowledge Mobilization grant, and the Carleton community, including the Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic), Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Department of English Language and Literature, Institute of African Studies, and the School of Linguistics and Language Studies. We recognize and thank the researchers and practitioners who have traveled to Ottawa to participate in the conference - we look forward to learning from and alongside you! Kindly note that the members of the organizing committee and volunteers (many of whom are students of Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies) are here to help in any way, so please don’t hesitate to call on us. Welcome to the TBLT 2019 conference, Carleton University, and Ottawa! 4 Scientific Committee Mohammad Javad Ahmadian Kim McDonough Maria Andria Marije Michel Agurtzane Azkarai Garai Maribel Montero Perez Kristof Baten Mike Murphy Ana Boman Don Myles Bram Bulte Jonathan Newton Diego Cortés Velásquez John Norris Larry Davis Lourdes Ortega Rick de Graaff Carmen Pérez-Vidal Bart Deygers Elke Peters Natalia Dolgova Geoffrey Pinchbeck Bill Dunn Leila Ranta Martin East Andrea Révész Farahnaz Faez Peter Robinson Sara Feijoo Antolin Michael Rodgers Maria del Pilar Garcia Mayo Shoko Sasayama Marta Gonzalez-Lloret Raquel Serrano Gisela Granena Ali Shehadeh Roger Guerrero Chris Sheppard Laura Gurzynski-Weiss Jaffer Sheyholislami Daniel O. Jackson Natsuko Shintani Eva Kartchava Nina Spada Casey Keck Veronika Timpe-Laughlin YouJin Kim Elsa Tragant Folkert Kuiken Koen Van Gorp Craig Lambert Ineke Vedder Justine Light Paula Winke Àngels Llanes Baró David Wood Shawn Loewen Yucel Yilmaz Marlene Lundy Nicole Ziegler Rosa M. Manchon 5 Organizing Committee Eva Kartchava (Conference Chair) Geoffrey Pinchbeck Michael Rodgers Jaffer Sheyholislami David Wood Tracey Wright Volunteers Fatima Ady Laura Astwood Aleksandra Bartosiewicz Amy Burlock June Creighton Payne Hesam Farahani Hiba Fazlullah Amir Elazhary Julian Heidt Ibtisam Joma Sebin Jung Yasin Kokarca Neil Lapierre Marlene Lundy Yana Lysiak Michaela Macdonald Gillian McLellan Mike Murphy Don Myles Patricia Saravesi Judy Seal Judy Senecal Lisa Valenta Helena Verdier Mercedes Van Noppen Connie Wall Nick Ward Alisa Zavialova 6 General Information Conference site All conference sessions will be held on Carleton University campus, at Richcraft Hall. This part of campus is the newest addition, with an open concept design and technologically-equipped rooms. The building also features a beautiful balcony that overlooks the Rideau River. Richcraft Hall (marked as “RB” in the Conference program) is easily accessible above ground or via the tunnel that stretches the length of the University (maps on pp. 94-98). Registration The registration desk is located in the Atrium of Richcraft Hall and will operate throughout the conference. Equipment All conference rooms are equipped with a computer, screen, high-speed Internet connection, and a projector. Presenters are encouraged to bring their presentations on a USB key. Should you, however, need to use a laptop, please be sure to bring with you the necessary dongle/adaptor to connect your laptop to the projector – we cannot guarantee that our Audiovisual service may be able to provide you with the necessary equipment and as such, ask for your cooperation in this regard. Lapel microphones will only be provided in RB 2200; the smaller conference rooms are not equipped