Research project Task complexity effects in second and third language acquisition

This project investigates what effects task complexity has on written production in English and modern languages.

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Within the framework of Task-Based Language Teaching, this project investigates the effects that various variables associated with task complexity (e.g., time perspective, storyline complexity, task structure, etc.) have on written production in English and modern languages as second or third languages.

Project members

Project managers

Laura Sánchez Pérez

Senior lecturer

Department of Teaching and Learning

08-120 768 11

laura.sanchez@su.se

Publications

Grasping the effects of storyline complexity, task structure and proficiency in narrative writing pe

Sánchez, L. & Sunesson, M. (2023). Journal of Second Language Writing.

The interplay of task complexity (±Here-and-Now) and proficiency in shaping written narratives in Sp

Sánchez, L. & Kalamakis, S.Z. (2022). System, Vol. 112.

What else constrains the occurrence of lexical transfer in L3 acquisition? Exploring task complexity

Sánchez, L. (2019). Paper presented at EuroSla Conference, Lund, Sweden.