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In:TBLT for Young Learners: Challenges, opportunities and goals
Edited by Sima Khezrlou
[Task-Based Language Teaching 21] 2026
► pp. 310–325

Chapter 14
Conclusion

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Abstract
In this final chapter, I outline how the book contributes to advancing research and practice in TBLT for young learners by directing the spotlight on both the existing challenges and potential solutions to address them. To this end, I discuss how the volume expands theoretical and empirical knowledge regarding the contextual, cultural, pedagogical, and technological considerations. Following from here, the chapter provides an evaluation of the ways in which the book collectively enriches research perspectives, and points to classroom-based practices capable of encouraging and empowering teachers to use tasks with young L2 learners.
Article outline
  • Introduction
  • The case for TBLT in young learner classrooms
  • Insights from research on TBLT shaped by contextual, political,
    cultural, and historical circumstances
  • Rethinking focus on form (FonF) in young learner TBLT
  • TBLT in digital contexts
  • Future empirical research agendas
  • Complete TBLT programs and their long-term impact
  • Young learners as active participants in task-based research
  • Teacher professional development in TBLT for young learners
  • Concluding remarks
  • Author queries
  • References
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