Chapter 7. Structure and processing condition in video-based narrative retelling
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Peter Skehan
Abstract
This chapter reports on a study of video-based narrative retellings, in which the major variables are degree of structure and the nature of the processing conditions under which the retellings were done. The two variables were manipulated in a 4 × 4 design. Four Mr. Bean video clips were used, with different levels of structure, ranging from no structure to a clear, well organised problem-solution structure. In addition to a control group, there were two online processing conditions (opportunity to pause, and provision of a summary before the task), and one offline Watch-then-Tell condition. The results of the study show that two of the online conditions had some mitigating influence, that is, the opportunity to pause the video, and the provision of a summary before the video was seen. More structured narratives and less pressured processing conditions produced more accurate and more complex performances. The same influences lead to less end-of-clause pausing but more reformulations. The results are discussed in terms of the Levelt model of speaking, applied to second language performance.
Abstract
This chapter reports on a study of video-based narrative retellings, in which the major variables are degree of structure and the nature of the processing conditions under which the retellings were done. The two variables were manipulated in a 4 × 4 design. Four Mr. Bean video clips were used, with different levels of structure, ranging from no structure to a clear, well organised problem-solution structure. In addition to a control group, there were two online processing conditions (opportunity to pause, and provision of a summary before the task), and one offline Watch-then-Tell condition. The results of the study show that two of the online conditions had some mitigating influence, that is, the opportunity to pause the video, and the provision of a summary before the video was seen. More structured narratives and less pressured processing conditions produced more accurate and more complex performances. The same influences lead to less end-of-clause pausing but more reformulations. The results are discussed in terms of the Levelt model of speaking, applied to second language performance.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents vii
- Series editors’ preface to Volume 5 ix
- Preface xi
- Chapter 1. The context for researching a processing perspective on task performance 1
- Chapter 2. On-line time pressure manipulations 27
- Chapter 3. Task readiness 63
- Chapter 4. Self-reported planning behaviour and second language performance in narrative retelling 95
- Chapter 5. Get it right in the end 129
- Chapter 6. Structure, lexis, and time perspective 155
- Chapter 7. Structure and processing condition in video-based narrative retelling 187
- Chapter 8. Limited attentional capacity, second language performance, and task-based pedagogy 211
- Author Biodata 261
- Index 263
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents vii
- Series editors’ preface to Volume 5 ix
- Preface xi
- Chapter 1. The context for researching a processing perspective on task performance 1
- Chapter 2. On-line time pressure manipulations 27
- Chapter 3. Task readiness 63
- Chapter 4. Self-reported planning behaviour and second language performance in narrative retelling 95
- Chapter 5. Get it right in the end 129
- Chapter 6. Structure, lexis, and time perspective 155
- Chapter 7. Structure and processing condition in video-based narrative retelling 187
- Chapter 8. Limited attentional capacity, second language performance, and task-based pedagogy 211
- Author Biodata 261
- Index 263
