Koen Van Gorp
List of John Benjamins publications in which Koen Van Gorp is involved.
Journals
ISSN 0019-0829 | E‑ISSN 1783‑1490
TASK
Journal on Task-Based Language Teaching and Learning
Edited by Kris Van den Branden and Koen Van Gorp
ISSN 2666-1748 | E‑ISSN 2666‑1756
2025 Teacher perspectives and student voices: Tasks and task design for less commonly taught language classrooms Teacher Education for Task-Based Language Teaching, Gutiérrez, Xavier, Lara Bryfonski and Greg Ogilvie (eds.), pp. 228–256 | Article
Task-based language teaching (TBLT) is a prominent approach in second and foreign language education (Ellis et al., 2020; Long, 2015). However, for many instructors of less commonly taught languages (LCTLs) at institutions of higher education (IHE), TBLT is still an innovative approach that… read more
2025 Seeking synergy between research and practice in TBLT: An interview with Marije Michel TASK 5:1, pp. 4–24 | Interview
This interview with Marije Michel, Professor of Second Language Acquisition at the University of Groningen, explores key developments and challenges in Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT). Drawing on her extensive experience in both research and practice, Michel discusses the integration of… read more
2024 Talking it through with teachers: Jonathan Newton’s reflections on coursebooks, challenges, and opportunities for TBLT TASK 4:2, pp. 152–162 | Interview
This interview with Jonathan Newton explores key issues in task-based language teaching (TBLT), focusing on the relationship between TBLT and textbooks, and the potential for TBLT teacher development building on existing practices and materials. Newton challenges the wholesale rejection of… read more
2023 Spreading the word: An interview with Jane Willis TASK 3:1, pp. 178–190 | Discussion
Jane Willis worked overseas as an English teacher and teacher trainer for many years, during which time she began using the Birmingham University International Language Database to design a series of course books based on a lexical syllabus and using a TBLT methodology. Then, back in the UK, she… read more
2022 TBLT in context: An interview with Rod Ellis TASK 2:2, pp. 269–285 | Miscellaneous
2021 Blue-sky thinking about TBLT: An interview with Martin Bygate TASK 1:1, pp. 127–137 | Article
2021 Engineering TBLT: An interview with Marta González-Lloret in memory of Mike Long TASK 1:2, pp. 184–195 | Interview
2021 Introducing TASK: Editors’ preface to the first edition of TASK TASK 1:1, pp. 1–10 | Introduction
2021 Implementing task-based language education in primary education: Lessons learnt from the Flemish experience Language Teaching for Young Learners 3:1, pp. 3–27 | Article
This article provides a critical analysis of the language policy measures that were taken by the Flemish government (Belgium) to improve the quality of the teaching of the national language (Dutch) in compulsory education in Flanders and in the Flemish education system in Brussels. It builds on… read more
2018 Chapter 6. Task-based language teaching: How task-based is it really? TBLT as a Researched Pedagogy, Samuda, Virginia, Kris Van den Branden and Martin Bygate (eds.), pp. 165–198 | Chapter
The purpose of the study described in this chapter was to explore the classroom practices of teachers with varying degrees of experience in task-based language teaching (TBLT) while using a task-based syllabus. In particular, we wanted to assess the extent to which their actual classroom practices… read more
2009 Welke Leerlingen Leren het Meest Bij Over DNA? Effecten van een Interventie Rond Kennisconstructie en Schooltaal bij Anderstalige Leerlingen in Groep 8 van Vijf Zwarte Basisscholen Toegepaste Taalwetenschap in Artikelen 81, pp. 109–119 | Article
Educational priority policy schools differ in the learning outcomes they achieve with second language learners. School effectiveness research suggests that teachers can make a difference, but fails to make clear exactly how they can do so. This quasi-experimental study combines a comparison group… read more