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The Effects of Cognitive Task Complexity on L2 Oral Production
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Levkina, Mayya; Gilabert, Roger – Language Learning & Language Teaching (MS), 2012
This paper examines the impact of task complexity on L2 production. The study increases task complexity by progressively removing pre-task planning time and increasing the number of elements. The combined effects of manipulating these two variables of task complexity simultaneously are also analyzed. Using a repeated measures design, 42…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Oral Language, Difficulty Level
More Evidence Concerning the Aspect Hypothesis: The Acquisition of English Progressive Aspect by Catalan-Spanish Instructed Learners
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Munoz, Carmen; Gilabert, Roger – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching (IRAL), 2011
A robust finding from studies investigating the Aspect Hypothesis is that learners at the early stages of acquisition show a strong preference for using the progressive aspect as associated with activity verbs. As they advance in their acquisition of the second or foreign language, learners move from this prototypical association to associations…
Descriptors: Evidence, Morphemes, English (Second Language), Linguistic Theory
Manipulating Cognitive Complexity across Task Types and Its Impact on Learners' Interaction during Oral Performance
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Gilabert, Roger; Baron, Julia; Llanes, Angels – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching (IRAL), 2009
The goal of this study is to investigate the impact of manipulating the cognitive complexity of three different types of oral tasks on interaction. The study first considers the concepts of task complexity and interaction and then examines the specific studies that have looked at the effects of increasing task complexity on conversational…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Difficulty Level, Cognitive Ability, Oral Language
Task Complexity, the Cognition Hypothesis and Second Language Learning and Performance
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Robinson, Peter; Gilabert, Roger – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching (IRAL), 2007
In this paper we describe a taxonomy of task demands which distinguishes between Task Complexity, Task Condition and Task Difficulty. We then describe three theoretical claims and predictions of the Cognition Hypothesis (Robinson 2001, 2003b, 2005a) concerning the effects of task complexity on: (a) language production; (b) interaction and uptake…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Difficulty Level, Classification, Schemata (Cognition)
Effects of Manipulating Task Complexity on Self-Repairs during L2 Oral Production
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Gilabert, Roger – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching (IRAL), 2007
This paper analyses the effects of manipulating the cognitive complexity of L2 oral tasks on language production. It specifically focuses on self-repairs, which are taken as a measure of accuracy since they denote both attention to form and an attempt at being accurate. By means of a repeated measures design, 42 lower-intermediate students were…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Oral Language, Second Language Learning, Difficulty Level