List of contributors

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Series editors preface vii
4. Acknowledgements ix
5. Profile of Peter Skehan xi
6. Foreword xxi
7. Introduction and overview 1
8. Part I. Underlying constructs and emerging perspectives
9. Chapter 1. Task preparedness 15
10. Chapter 2. Automaticity, fluency and second language task performance 39
11. Chapter 3. Task motivation 53
12. Chapter 4. The relationship between task motivation and L2 motivation 67
13. Part II. Task complexity and performance
14. Chapter 5. Unravelling cognitive task complexity 95
15. Chapter 6. The effects of task demands on linguistic complexity and accuracy across task types and L1/L2 speakers 133
16. Chapter 7. The effects of reasoning demands on Chinese EFL learners’ oral performance and cognitive processes 153
17. Chapter 8. Peter Skehan’s influence in research on task difficulty 183
18. Part III. Task pedagogy and L2 development
19. Chapter 9. Strategic planning and repetition as metacognitive processes in task performance 199
20. Chapter 10. Input-based tasks in the French language classroom 229
21. Chapter 11. Task-readiness and L2 task performance across proficiency levels 253
22. Chapter 12. Task-induced second language development 279
23. Epilogue
24. Chapter 13. Task-based analysis and the Competition Model 305
25. List of contributors 317
26. Index 325