Modality and task complexity effects on second language production in CMC

dc.contributor.authorAdams, Rebecca
dc.contributor.authorNik Mohd Alwi, Nik Aloesnita
dc.contributor.authorMasrom, Umi Kalsom Binti
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-13T21:36:02Z
dc.date.available2023-11-13T21:36:02Z
dc.date.copyright2023
dc.date.issued2023-11-13
dc.description.abstractTwo decades of research on computer-mediated communication (CMC) in language learning settings has shown that integrating technology and communication leads to distinct benefits for language learning, including positive impacts on motivation, anxiety, and engagement in second language communication (Sauro, 2011). However, the majority of this research has been conducted among learners communicating via text while real-world language users are increasingly likely to communicate online in audio and video modes (Peterson, 2010). Audio and video CMC has been shown to lead to more participation (Rossell-Águilar, 2013), different uses of communication strategies (Hung & Higgins, 2016), more focus on form (Bueno-Alastuey, 2010), and higher motivation (Gleason & Suvorov, 2012; Wehner et al., 2011) among second language (L2) learners. Little is known, however, about learner language production in different CMC modalities, which influences how CMC can be integrated into teaching. The current study focuses on L2 learners’ production during communicative tasks in text and video CMC. Two versions of the task were created by manipulating the task complexity variable task structure (Robinson, 2011). Production data were analyzed using measures of syntactic and lexical complexity, linguistic accuracy, and quantity of language produced. The results suggest that complexity and modality both impact the lexical complexity of language production, and that modality also affects the quantity of language produced.
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dc.identifier.citationAdams, R., Nik Mohd Alwi, N., & Masrom, U. K. (2023). Modality and task complexity effects on second language production in CMC. Language Learning & Technology, 27(1), 1–22. https://hdl.handle.net/10125/73542
dc.identifier.issn1094-3501
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10125/73542
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherUniversity of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center
dc.publisherCenter for Language & Technology
dc.rights.licenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectPeer Interaction, CMC, Task Complexity, Modality
dc.titleModality and task complexity effects on second language production in CMC
dc.typeArticle
dcterms.typeText
prism.endingpage22
prism.number1
prism.publicationnameLanguage Learning & Technology
prism.startingpage1
prism.volume27

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