Cognitive Task Complexity and Second Language Performance - Understanding L2 Learner Affect and Engagement

The edited volume brings together renowned scholars in the field who present data-driven insights into the intricate relationships between CTC and L2 performance, drawing on a combination of empirical studies and theoretical analyses.

List of contents

Contents
Part I: Background: CTC and the Skills
Chapter 1: A Brief History of Cognition in L2 Performance
Mark D. Johnson and Mahmoud Abdi Tabari
Chapter 2: The Role of Task Complexity in Speech Production and Dialogue Models
Ana-María Nuevo
Chapter 3: A Methodological Review of the Research on Task Complexity in Second Language Oral Production
Hao Lin and Shaofeng Li
Chapter 4: New Insights: Modeling Second Language Writing Integrating Cognitive Task Complexity
Ting Sophia Xu and Lawrence Jun Zhang
Chapter 5: Writing: Critical Issues
Jookyoung Jung and Honglan Wang
Part II: CTC and the Learner
Chapter 6: Learner Engagement: Theoretical Perspectives
Daniel O. Jackson
Chapter 7: Learner Engagement: Critical Issues
Ágnes Albert
Chapter 8: Emotions and Task Complexity: Proposing a Theoretical Framework and Setting a Research Agenda
Chengchen Li
Part III: CTC and Technology
Chapter 9: Virtual Interaction
Nicole Ziegler and Ayano Kawasaki
Chapter 10: Task Complexity and Collaborative Writing in a Virtual Environment
Meixiu Zhang
Chapter 11: Corpus Linguistics
Yuanheng (Arthur) Wang and Xiaofei Lu
Part IV: Future Directions and Conclusion
Chapter 12: Future Directions: A Methodological Synthesis of Cognitive Task Complexity Research
Rebecca Adams
Chapter 13: Conclusion: Cognitive Task Complexity-Past, Present, and Future
Mahmoud Abdi Tabari and Mark D. Johnson

About the author

Mark D. Johnson is Associate Professor of TESOL and Applied Linguistics in the Department of English at East Carolina University, where he teaches linguistics and TESOL classes. His research focuses on cognition in second language writing.
Mahmoud Abdi Tabari is Teaching Assistant Professor of TESOL and Writing Studies in the Department of English at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). His research focuses on second language acquisition, second language writing, and task-based language teaching.

Product details

• Authors: Mark D. (East Carolina University) Tabari Johnson
• Assisted by: Mark D. Johnson (Editor), Mahmoud Abdi Tabari (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 23.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032815169
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3281516-9
• No. of pages: 257
• Series: ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; EDUCATION / General, Education, EDUCATION / Research, EDUCATION / Bilingual Education, Language acquisition, Language teaching theory and methods, Bilingualism & multilingualism, Bilingualism and multilingualism, Applied linguistics for ELT