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Task Complexity, Cognitive Load, and L1 Speech
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Lee, Jiyong – Applied Linguistics, 2019
Relationships among task characteristics, L2 performance, and interlanguage development are of interest both for SLA research and the design of syllabuses and language teaching materials. Complexity has been identified as a promising, but methodologically problematic, task design feature. A study was conducted of the effects of progressive…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Native Language, Stress Variables, Difficulty Level
Task Complexity, Task Difficulty, and Task Production: Exploring Interactions in a Componential Framework.
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Robinson, Peter – Applied Linguistics, 2001
Describes a framework for examining the effects of the cognitive complexity of tasks on language production and learner perceptions of task difficulty, and for motivating sequencing decisions in task-based syllabuses. Results of a study of the relationship between task complexity, difficulty and production show that increasing the cognitive…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Language Proficiency, Language Research