The effect of procedural, content and task repetition on accuracy and fluency in Iranian EFL context

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 148-154
Author(s):  
Elahe Salehi ◽  
Alireza Karbalaei
Keyword(s):  
Task Repetition ◽  
Efl Context ◽  
And Task

Investigating task and modality switching costs using bimodal stimuli

2012 ◽  
Vol 25 (0) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Raj Sandhu ◽  
Ben Dyson
Keyword(s):  
Task Switching ◽  
Visual Stimulus ◽  
Switching Costs ◽  
Stimulus Presentation ◽  
Task Type ◽  
Task Repetition ◽  
Specific Combination ◽  
Task Change ◽  
Modality Switching ◽  
And Task

Investigations of concurrent task and modality switching effects have to date been studied under conditions of uni-modal stimulus presentation. As such, it is difficult to directly compare resultant task and modality switching effects, as the stimuli afford both tasks on each trial, but only one modality. The current study investigated task and modality switching using bi-modal stimulus presentation under various cue conditions: task and modality (double cue), either task or modality (single cue) or no cue. Participants responded to either the identity or the position of an audio–visual stimulus. Switching effects were defined as staying within a modality/task (repetition) or switching into a modality/task (change) from trial n − 1 to trial n, with analysis performed on trial n data. While task and modality switching costs were sub-additive across all conditions replicating previous data, modality switching effects were dependent on the modality being attended, and task switching effects were dependent on the task being performed. Specifically, visual responding and position responding revealed significant costs associated with modality and task switching, while auditory responding and identity responding revealed significant gains associated with modality and task switching. The effects interacted further, revealing that costs and gains associated with task and modality switching varying with the specific combination of modality and task type. The current study reconciles previous data by suggesting that efficiently processed modality/task information benefits from repetition while less efficiently processed information benefits from change due to less interference of preferred processing across consecutive trials.

Chapter 3. The effects of task repetition and task complexity on L2 lexicon use

2018 ◽  
pp. 75-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
YouJin Kim ◽  
Scott Crossley ◽  
YeonJoo Jung ◽  
Kristopher Kyle ◽  
Sanghee Kang
Keyword(s):  
Task Complexity ◽  
Task Repetition ◽  
And Task

Functions of oral monologic tasks: Effects of topic familiarity on L2 speaking performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 745-764 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuyan Qiu
Keyword(s):  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Task Repetition ◽  
Topic Familiarity ◽  
Oral Production ◽  
Foreign Language Learners ◽  
Stimulated Recall ◽  
Content Familiarity ◽  
Speaking Performance ◽  
Task Types ◽  
And Task

Tasks with different design factors may dissimilarly affect oral production, and thus can be adopted for different pedagogical purposes. However, the functions of task types are not fully explored. To address this gap, this study investigates the influence of content familiarity and task repetition on sixty English as a foreign language learners’ speaking performance, in terms of complexity, accuracy, and fluency (CAF). Participants twice performed four monologic tasks, and received stimulated recall interviews. The findings indicate that participants produced structurally more complex speech under familiar conditions, and increased their CAF in task repetition. Furthermore, content familiarity and task repetition may facilitate conceptualization. Task repetition may also direct participants’ attention towards lexical choices and grammatical encoding. Moreover, repeating unfamiliar topics effectively increased CAF. The findings suggest content familiarity and task repetition are two dimensions of topic familiarity, and that teachers might consider implementing task repetition when presenting unfamiliar topics to learners.

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