Rebecca Adams
List of John Benjamins publications for which Rebecca Adams plays a role.
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 | Article
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
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 | Article
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
2011 Chapter 7. Task complexity, modified output,
and L2 development
in learner–learner interaction Second Language Task Complexity: Researching the Cognition Hypothesis of language learning and performance, Robinson, Peter (ed.), pp. 175–202 | Chapter
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
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 | Article
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… read more