Chapter 13
Task-based analysis and the Competition Model
This chapter examines relations between Peter Skehan’s task-based analysis of second language production (Skehan, 1998) and the Competition Model (MacWhinney, 2012, 2015b). Both of these approaches have a long history of development. However, until recently, there has been little interaction between these two perspectives. In this paper, I will suggest that there is more room for interaction than previously imagined, and I will illustrate ways in which the Competition Model can benefit from the important insights and methods Skehan has developed. In addition to these conceptual interactions, there are now important methodological interactions that are becoming possible through the development of the new FluencyBank system at <https://fluency.talkbank.org>.
Article outline
- Fluency
- Complexity
- Accuracy and lexical complexity
- Conclusion
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