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Feature Article: ELT Materials
TESOL Quarterly, Volume 60, Issue 2, Page 560-585, June 2026.Abstract After providing a working definition of ELT materials that encompasses both commercial and noncommercial instructional resources, I differentiate between studies of materials content, consumption, and production, reviewing notable studies of each type, most of which have appeared in the pages of TQ.
Nigel Harwood
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Engagement and Interaction for Second Language Learning
TESOL Quarterly, Volume 60, Issue 2, Page 683-701, June 2026.Abstract Engagement is an appealing concept because researchers and practitioners can easily agree on its importance for second language (L2) learning. Consequently, there has been a rapid research increase and engagement will be a hot topic in the coming decade.
Masatoshi Sato
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Teachers’ and learners’ beliefs about task-based language teaching
This chapter provides a systematic review of studies on learner/teacher beliefs in the context of task-based language teaching (TBLT). This review aims to identify the foci, conceptualisation, operationalisation of beliefs in TBLT, methodological ...
Arias-Contreras, Carolina +3 more
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Foreign Language Annals, Volume 59, Issue 2, Page 520-542, Summer 2026.Abstract Despite growing interest in task engagement, few studies have examined how it contributes to L2 development. This longitudinal study examined how task engagement related to gains in L2 Japanese comprehensibility among nine UK‐based university students participating in a semester‐long, video‐mediated eTandem exchange with Japanese partners ...
Yuka Akiyama +3 more
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The Modern Language Journal, Volume 110, Issue 2, Page 540-567, Summer 2026.Abstract This study investigates the pedagogical impact of integrating cognitive linguistics (CL) into concept‐based language instruction (C‐BLI) for teaching English modal verbs. Eighty‐nine Mandarin‐speaking university learners were assigned to one of three instructional conditions: C‐BLI with CL‐based conceptualizations (C‐BLI‐CL), C‐BLI with non‐CL
Helen Zhao, James P. Lantolf
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Making all repertoires count: Re‐envisioning TBLT through critical multilingual language awareness
The Modern Language Journal, Volume 110, Issue 2, Page 657-681, Summer 2026.Abstract As calls intensify for language education to provide authentic exposure to linguistic and cultural diversity—an essential condition for preparing learners to navigate an interconnected world—concerns about the declining status of additional language study reveal an important challenge.
Koen Van Gorp
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Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) and the Japanese English Classroom [PDF]
, 2013 Task-based language teaching (TBLT) has been in the spotlight in recent years in Japanese English education for its potential to promote language learning in communicative ways.
KOTAKA, Masae
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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume 36, Issue 2, Page 1628-1640, May 2026.ABSTRACT In task‐based language learning, learners have to deal with the challenge of moving the task and the talk concurrently forward. In doing so, they develop sets of task‐relevant, interactional, and multimodal resources. In this study we use multimodal longitudinal conversation analysis to investigate one learner's L2 interactional competence ...
Carmen Konzett‐Firth, Ufuk Balaman
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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 322-335, February 2026.ABSTRACT Most research into the relationships of linguistic complexity and accuracy to functional adequacy has focused on either spoken or written mode. The current study extended previous studies by investigating these associations across both modalities and how the nature of these relationships was influenced by learners’ L2 proficiency and task type.
Xiaojun Lu, Yui Suzukida
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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 819-834, February 2026.ABSTRACT Peer collaboration is an essential part of learning in mixed‐age (M‐A) classrooms, and the same applies to writing and learning grammar in the secondary school curriculum. Although a growing body of research has shown language learning benefits of collaborative writing (CW), only very few have been conducted with secondary school students ...
Tomáš Kos, Friedrich Zoe Lara
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