Beyond the tradition: New contexts, settings, populations, and paradigms.
20 years later
Thursday, August 12 - Saturday, August 14, 2027

Keynote Speakers

Dr. Graham Crooks
University of Hawai'i, Manoa
Critical Perspectives on TBLT - 20 years of TBLT

Dr. Katie Nielson
EnGen Founder & Chief Education Officer
TBLT for immigrants & refugees

Dr. Laura Gurzynski-Weiss
Indiana University
Open TBLT: Advancing the Mission of a Research-Driven Pedagogy
Colloquia & Workshop
TBLT for heritage speakers
Hoa Lee (Harvard University) &
Julio Torres (UC Irvine)


TBLT Japan
Shoko Saseyama

From learner needs to instruction: A workshop on task0based materials design
Matt Coss (University of Alabama)

The venue







Events & Activities


Hula class
Lei making
Hike to Mānoa Falls


Travel & Accomodations
(Prices as of 3/3/2025)
Traveling to Hawai'i may not be as expensive as you think

West Coast: LAX ($406), SFO ($354), SEA ($434), PDX ($477), SAN ($317)
East Coast: IAD ($654), EWR ($736), ORD ($578), MIA ($623), ATL ($598)
Central: IAH ($612), DFW ($490), DEN ($506), PHX ($457)
London Heathrow ($1392), Amsterdam ($1018), Copenhagen ($1160), Stockholm ($1186), Frankfurt ($976), Barcelona ($1383), Paris ($1244)
Tokyo ($924), Seoul ($1049), Bangkok ($634), Auckland ($1070), Sydney ($664), Melbourne ($517)
We hope to see you all in Hawai'i until then...
ALOHA!
