Rebecca Adams

Rebecca Adams

List of John Benjamins publications for which Rebecca Adams plays a role.

Articles

Adams, Rebecca and Nik Aloesnita Nik Mohd Alwi. 2014. Chapter 3. Prior knowledge and second language task production in text chat. Technology-mediated TBLT: Researching Technology and Tasks, González-Lloret, Marta and Lourdes Ortega (eds.), pp. 51–78
The Cognition Hypothesis framed by Robinson (2001; 2003; 2005) has generated a large body of research on how varying task complexity may influence second language (L2) production and learning opportunities; however, most of these studies were conducted in a face-to-face setting (e.g. Gilabert 2007;… read more | Article
Adams, Rebecca, Sara Amani, Jonathan Newton and Nik Aloesnita Nik Mohd Alwi. 2014. Planning and production in computer-mediated communication (CMC) writing. Task-Based Language Learning – Insights from and for L2 Writing, Byrnes, Heidi and Rosa M. Manchón (eds.), pp. 137–161
A growing body of research has documented the effect of pre-task and online planning on second language task-based production (e.g. Ellis 2005; Ortega 1999; Yuan & Ellis 2003). However, relatively little research has addressed the effects of planning time on written communication and none to date… read more | Article
This chapter examines the effects of task complexity [± reasoning demands] on modified output and the relationship between output modifications and L2 development. Seventy-nine adult English as a Second Language learners were divided into two groups: (1) low reasoning demands; and (2) high… read more | Chapter
Adams, Rebecca. 2006. L2 Tasks and Orientation to Form: A Role for Modality?. Task-Based Language Teaching, Van den Branden, Kris and Machteld Verhelst (eds.), pp. 7–33
Task-based language teaching has been advocated as a means of promoting learning through learner interactions in the classroom. However, characteristics of the design and implementation of communicative tasks have been shown to influence learner orientation to form. One task characteristic that may… read more | Article