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TC: dimensions addressed. focus on resource-dispersing (single/dual) and resource-directing ( /- few elements) dimensionsfocus on reading and writingfocus on intake/retention tasks and performance tasksfocus on culture learningproduct
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1. TBLT Leuven
Symposium on Task Complexity:
Conclusions and discussion
Lies Sercu
2. TC: dimensions addressed focus on resource-dispersing (single/dual) and resource-directing (+/- few elements) dimensions
focus on reading and writing
focus on intake/retention tasks and performance tasks
focus on culture learning
product & process data
3. Discussion two theoretical models
product and process data
researching task complexity independently of learner factors or task conditions
operationalisation of task complexity
measurement issues
4. 1. Two theoretical models paper 2: support for LACM; paper 3: partial support for CH
Limited Attentional Capacity Model and Cognition Hypothesis: either/or or both?
LACM better fit for explaining effects on learning for ‘input retention tasks’?
Cognition Hypothesis better fit for explaining effects on learning for ‘improved access tasks’?
5. 2. Product and process data new insights from process data paper 2
helpful to continue either/or theoretical debate on the basis of product data only?
need to collect process data + set up psycholinguistically oriented research to understand what learners do while doing a task
6. 3. Task complexity – IDs – task conditions individual factors are always present in task complexity research
e.g.,
level of proficiency paper 3
nationality, cultural background
paper 1
individual approach of task paper 2
7. 4. Operationalisation of TC How different were the different tasks?
meaning
+/- few elements paper 3
number of cultural items + single/dual
paper 1
here-and-now vs. there-and-then papers 1+2
form
20 target words (paper 1) - 16 (8+8) target words (paper 2)
8. 5. Measurement issues tapping into cultural competence
knowledge: receptive, productive, complexity
behaviour
tapping into lexical competence
receptive, productive, complexity, accuracy
tapping into syntactic competence
complexity, accuracy
9. Discussion two theoretical models
product and process data
researching task complexity independently of learner factors or task conditions
operationalisation of task complexity
measurement issues
10. Contact details Lies.Sercu@arts.kuleuven.be
Lieve.Dewachter@ilt.kuleuven.be
Elke.Peters@arts.kuleuven.be
F.Kuiken@uva.nl
S.C.Vedder@uva.nl