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Publication Date: 1995
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Task Complexity and Second Language Narrative Discourse.
Robinson, Peter
Language Learning, v45 n1 p99-140 Mar 1995
Examines differences in oral narrative discourse of adult second-language learners of English on narrative tasks simulating the ability to describe events in the Here-and-Now versus the There-and-Then. Results indicate that complex tasks elicit less fluent, but more accurate and complex narration than do simpler tasks. (90 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Students, Context Effect, Difficulty Level, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Factor Analysis, Hypothesis Testing, Language Processing, Language Proficiency, Models, Narration, Oral Language, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Syntax
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Language: English
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