36.2294, Books: Second Language Cognitive Task Complexity: Sasayama, Malicka, Norris (2025)

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Date: 30-Jul-2025
From: Karin Plijnaar [karin.plijnaar at benjamins.nl]
Subject: Second Language Cognitive Task Complexity: Sasayama, Malicka, Norris (2025)


Title: Second Language Cognitive Task Complexity
Subtitle: A research synthesis
Series Title: Task-Based Language Teaching   18
Publication Year: 20250626

Publisher: John Benjamins
           http://www.benjamins.com/
Book URL: https://benjamins.com/catalog/tblt.18

Author(s): Shoko Sasayama, Aleksandra Malicka,  John M. Norris

eBook ISBN:  9789027244710 Pages:  307 Price: Europe EURO 125.00
eBook ISBN:  9789027244710 Pages:  307 Price: U.K. £ 105.00
eBook ISBN:  9789027244710 Pages:  307 Price: U.S. $ 163.00
Hardback ISBN:  9789027223487 Pages:  307 Price: Europe EURO 125.00
Hardback ISBN:  9789027223487 Pages:  307 Price: Europe EURO 132.50
Hardback ISBN:  9789027223487 Pages:  307 Price: U.K. £ 105.00
Hardback ISBN:  9789027223487 Pages:  307 Price: U.S. $ 163.00

Abstract:

This book addresses the topic of cognitive task complexity as it has
been investigated in second language (L2) task-based research. This
interest is premised on the notion that communication tasks may differ
systematically in the types and amounts of cognitive complexity they
present to L2 learners, and these differences may have predictable
effects on L2 performance, learning, and other outcomes. Adopting a
research synthetic approach, the authors pursued the first ever
comprehensive review of experimental and quasi-experimental studies,
published over the first 30 years of relevant research, that drew
comparisons between tasks designed to differ in levels and types of
cognitive complexity. Findings from included studies (<i>N</i> = 296)
illuminated critical patterns and gaps in the tasks, cognitive
complexity operationalizations, outcome measures, and moderating
variables investigated. Meta-analytic comparisons of the most
replicated variables identified substantial beneficial as well as
detrimental effects between a few task designs and certain measures of
performance, uncovering heretofore unknown patterns of cause and
effect. The book concludes with a detailed consideration of what is
now known about L2 cognitive task complexity as well as the ways in
which research should be improved, providing an essential interpretive
benchmark and a foundation for future investigations.

Written In: English (eng)



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