Teaching English as a Second Language Quarterly (Formerly Journal of Teaching Language Skills)

Keywords = task complexity

Number of Articles: 3
Task Complexity Manipulation and Accuracy in Writing Performance
Task Complexity Manipulation and Accuracy in Writing Performance

Laleh Fakhraee Faruji; Farid Ghaemi

Volume 35, Issue 4 , March 2017, , Pages 103-132

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2017.3943

Abstract
  This study aimed to investigate the impact of task sequencing, along +/- reasoning demands dimension, on writing task performance in terms of accuracy.  The study was motivated ...  Read More
The Impact of Task Complexity along Single Task Dimension on EFL Iranian Learners' Written Production: Lexical complexity
The Impact of Task Complexity along Single Task Dimension on EFL Iranian Learners' Written Production: Lexical complexity

Siros Izadpanah; Esmaeil Shajeri

Volume 35, Issue 1 , May 2016, , Pages 57-84

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2016.3685

Abstract
  Based on Robinson’s Cognition Hypothesis, this study explored the effects of task complexity on the lexical complexity of Iranian EFL students’ argumentative writing.This ...  Read More
Diagnosing the Iranian L2 Writing Ability Using Self-Assessment and Level Specific Approaches
Diagnosing the Iranian L2 Writing Ability Using Self-Assessment and Level Specific Approaches

Mahboubeh Taghizadeh; Seyyed Mohammad Alavi; Abbas Ali Rezaee

Volume 34, Issue 1 , May 2015, , Pages 145-173

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2015.3459

Abstract
  The objectives of this study were (a) to examine the writing performance of L2 learners on the level-specific tasks based on Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) and (b) to ...  Read More