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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
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Gunnarsson, Cecilia – Language Learning & Language Teaching (MS), 2012
The present longitudinal case study investigated the development of fluency, complexity and accuracy--and the possible relationships between them--in the written production of L2 French. We assessed fluency and complexity in five intermediate learners by means of conventional indicators for written L2 (cf. Wolfe-Quintero et al. 1998), while…
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Grammar, French, Language Fluency