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Direct linkPallotti, Gabriele – Applied Linguistics, 2019
This article is a conceptual and methodological exploration of a new construct, task interactional difficulty, and of a possible approach to assessing task demands in general. After arguing for the use of 'task difficulty' instead of 'task complexity', the notion of task interactional difficulty is analyzed, first by reviewing previous SLA…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Difficulty Level, Second Language Learning, Native Speakers
Gablasova, Dana; Brezina, Vaclav; Mcenery, Tony; Boyd, Elaine – Applied Linguistics, 2017
The article discusses epistemic stance in spoken L2 production. Using a subset of the Trinity Lancaster Corpus of spoken L2 production, we analysed the speech of 132 advanced L2 speakers from different L1 and cultural backgrounds taking part in four speaking tasks: one largely monologic presentation task and three interactive tasks. The study…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Communicative Competence (Languages)
