Researching L2 Task Performance and Pedagogy : In Honour of Peter Skehan.

Intro -- Researching L2 Task Performance and Pedagogy -- Editorial page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Table of contents -- Series editors preface -- Acknowledgements -- Profile of Peter Skehan -- List of PhD students supervised by Peter Skehan -- List of publications by Peter Skehan -- Foreword: The many contributions of Peter Skehan -- References -- Introduction and overview -- A brief summary of Peter Skehan's achievements -- Background, structure, and overview of the festschrift -- Final remarks -- References -- Part I. Underlying constructs and emerging perspectives -- Chapter 1. Task preparedness -- Introduction -- Design versus implementation variables -- Rehearsal -- Strategic planning -- Within-task planning -- Other forms of preparation -- Conclusion: Moving forward -- References -- Chapter 2. Automaticity, fluency and second language task performance -- Introduction -- Fluency: A multifaceted construct -- Automaticity -- Automaticity and SLA -- Skehan's influential contribution to conceptualising and measuring fluency -- Directions for future fluency research -- References -- Chapter 3. Task motivation: What makes an L2 task engaging? -- Introduction -- The cognitive dominance in task research -- Traditional conceptions of task motivation -- Towards a systemic account of task motivation -- Task motivation from an engagement-specific perspective -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4. The relationship between task motivation and L2 motivation: An empirical study -- Introduction -- Literature review -- The study -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendix I. Interview questions -- Appendix II. Task motivation questionnaire items -- Appendix III. L2 motivation questionnaire items -- Part II. Task complexity and performance.

Chapter 5. Unravelling cognitive task complexity: Learning from learners' perspectives on task characteristics and second language performance -- Introduction -- The current study -- Methods -- Participants -- Materials -- Procedures -- Measurement and data analysis -- Results and discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6. The effects of task demands on linguistic complexity and accuracy across task types and L1/L2 speakers -- Introduction -- The limited attention capacity model -- Research questions -- Methodology -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 7. The effects of reasoning demands on Chinese EFL learners' oral performance and cognitive processes -- Introduction -- Literature review -- Research methodology -- Results -- Discussion -- The association between cognitive processes and task performance -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Chapter 8. Peter Skehan's influence in research on task difficulty: A bibliometric analysis using CiteSpace -- Introduction -- Method -- Data -- Analysis -- Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Part III. Task pedagogy and L2 development -- Chapter 9. Strategic planning and repetition as metacognitive processes in task performance: Implications for EFL learners' speech production -- Introduction -- Planning and repetition as metacognitive processes -- The current study -- Method -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Appendix 1. Descriptive statistics for each of the observed variables -- Appendix 2. Inferential statistical analysis of each of the observed measures -- Appendix 3. Cohen's d scores for effect sizes for significant effects compared to the control group -- Chapter 10. Input-based tasks in the French language classroom -- Introduction -- Theoretical background.

Research on form-meaning connections and second language acquisition -- The present study -- Participants -- Research method -- Target structures -- Instructional treatments -- Testing instruments -- Analysis -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Image links, credits, and changes made -- Chapter 11. Task-readiness and L2 task performance across proficiency levels -- Introduction -- Literature review -- Methodology -- Participants -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Chapter 12. Task-induced second language development: A micro-genetic study -- Introduction -- Literature review -- The present study -- Research questions -- Methods -- Results -- Conclusions -- References -- Appendix. Task set -- Epilogue -- Chapter 13. Task-based analysis and the competition model -- Fluency -- Complexity -- Accuracy and lexical complexity -- Conclusion -- References -- List of contributors -- Volume editors -- Contributors -- Index.

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