Planning and Task Performance in a Second Language

Name: Planning and Task Performance in a Second Language
Brand: John Benjamins Publishing Co

John Benjamins Publishing Co

Planning and Task Performance in a Second LanguageAuthor(s): Rod Ellis\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co, Netherlands\nImprint: John Benjamins Publishing Co\nISBN-13: 9789027219626, 978-9027219626\nSynopsis\nThe last decade has seen a growing body of research investigating various aspects of L2 learners performance of tasks. This book focuses on one task implementation variable: planning. It considers theories of how opportunities to plan a task affect performance and tests claims derived from these theories in a series of empirical studies. The book examines different types of planning ([url] task rehearsal, pre-task planning and within-task planning), addressing both what learners do when they plan and the effects of the different types of planning on L2 production. The choice of planning as the variable for investigation in this book is motivated both by its importance for current theorizing about L2 acquisition (in particular with regard to cognitive th.