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Baralt, M., Pineault, C. & Bryfonski, L. (Upcoming, October 2026). Making the case for TBLT: An examination of alignment between tasks and standards-based realities. SLRF Conference, Montreal Canada.
Ziegler, N., Montee, M., Le, H. & Bryfonski, L. (Upcoming, October 2026). Formative assessment in TBLT: Comparing rubric use and linguistic features. SLRF Conference, Montreal Canada.
Bryfonski, L. & Pineault, C. (Upcoming, November, 2026). A language learning state of mind: How activity design shapes development. Workshop ACTFL Conference. San Antonio, TX, USA.
Bryfonski, L. & Pineault, C. (2026). The activity design typology: A practitioner-centered approach to understanding task structure. Language Teaching Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362168826145967
Bryfonski, L., Pineault, C. * & Fujii, A. (2025). Examining teachers’ evaluations of task characteristics: Lessons from two teacher education contexts. TASK Special Issue: Teacher Education for Task-Based Language Teaching. https://doi.org/10.1075/task.25006.bry
OPEN ACCESS: Bryfonski, L., Ku, Y., & Mackey, A. (2024). Research Methods for IDs and TBLT: A Substantive and Methodological Review. Studies in Second Language Acquisition.
Bryfonski, L., Pineault, C. & Fujii, A. (March 2026). Examining perceptions of task characteristics: Lessons from two teacher education contexts. American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Conference. Chicago USA.
Shi, D. & Bryfonski, L. (March 2026). Exploring the role of lecture navigational controls in learners’ processing of multimodal L2 input. American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Conference. Chicago USA.
Pineault, C. & Bryfonski, L. (November 2025). Making strategic instructional choices in activity designs. ACTFL Conference [45-minute workshop]
Dukic, N. & Bryfonski, L. (November 2025). Teaching Trends in U.S. K-12 Classrooms: Perspectives on TBLT and Beyond. ACTFL Conference.
Shi, D. & Bryfonski, L. (June, 2025). Exploring the role of lecture navigational controls in learners' processing of multimodal L2 input. European Second Language Acquisition (EuroSLA). Conference, Tromsø, Norway.
Shi, D. & Bryfonski, L. (May 2025). The effects of navigational controls on learners’ processing and acquisition of technical vocabulary through video-lecture-based Tasks. Vocab@Maryland, College Park, USA.
Bryfonski, L., Ziegler, N., & Montee, M. (May, 2025). Technology-mediated TBLT: A meta-analysis. CALICO Conference, San Diego California, USA
Bryfonski, L. Pineault, C., & Gurzynski-Weiss, L. (March, 2025). What makes a task a task for novice teachers? Developing TBLT knowledge through collaborative task review. American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Conference. Denver, Colorado.
Shi, D. & Bryfonski, L. (March, 2025). Exploring the Potential of Video-Lecture-Based Tasks: The Effects of Navigational Controls on Learners’ Processing and Acquisition of Technical Vocabulary. American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Conference. Denver, Colorado.
Ziegler, N., Bryfonski, L., & Montee, M. (April, 2025). Technology-mediated TBLT: A meta-analysis. International Association of Task-Based Language Teaching (IATBLT) Conference. Groningen, The Netherlands.
Bryfonski, L. & Pineault, C., (April, 2025). Task by task: A longitudinal exploration of teachers’ task design progress and implementation efforts. International Association of Task-Based Language Teaching (IATBLT) Conference. Groningen, The Netherlands.
Bryfonski, L. & Pineault, C. ( June 2024) Examining the evolution of task design: A longitudinal study of task-based professional development program outcomes. In X. Gutiérrez, L. Ranta & B. Dunn (symposium organizers) Teacher education up to the task: Developing skills and knowledge for Task-Based Language Teaching. Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics Conference.
Bryfonski, L., Parlak, O, & Tagarelli, K. (March 2024). Language learning through a mobile app: Efficacy and individual differences. American Association of Applied Linguistics Conference.
Faber, K., & Pineault, C. (March 2024). Grit, anxiety, and ¡100% español!: Exploring language pledge experiences and linguistic outcomes of Novice learners. American Association of Applied Linguistics Conference.
Pineault, C. (March 2024). Advancing researcher-practitioner dialogues: Investigating K-12 world language teachers’ perceptions of second language acquisition research. American Association of Applied Linguistics Conference.
Pineault, C. (November 2023). Adapting online lesson plans: The potential of asynchronous curricular collaborations. The Greater Washington Association for Teachers of Foreign Languages Fall Conference.
Pineault, C., Somineni, N. & Bryfonski, L. Task-based language teaching: Aligning classroom practices with SLA research. Workshop series for Prince William County Public Schools.
Sukkasem, M. & Bryfonski, L. (June 2023). Across the Border: Need Analysis of English learners in Border Areas of Thailand-Myanmar. The International Conference on Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT). Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Bryfonski, L. & Pineault, C. (June 2023). Using tasks to support critical and less commonly taught language programs. Workshop presented at The International Conference on Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT). Khon Kaen, Thailand.