Task Complexity And Students’ Narrative Writing

This article is a theoretical review writing. It explores some studies on the effects of task complexity on written narrative production under different task complexity conditions by EFL learners at different proficiency levels. Task complexity was manipulated along Robinson’s (2001b) proposed task...

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Main Author: Dahlan Dahlan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Jurusan Tarbiyah Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Negeri (STAIN) Palopo 2019-12-01
Series:Ideas
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Online Access:https://ejournal.iainpalopo.ac.id/index.php/ideas/article/view/1069
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Summary:This article is a theoretical review writing. It explores some studies on the effects of task complexity on written narrative production under different task complexity conditions by EFL learners at different proficiency levels. Task complexity was manipulated along Robinson’s (2001b) proposed task complexity dimension of Here-and-Now (simple) vs. There-and-Then (complex) in. Accordingly, three specific measures of the written narratives were targeted, i.e. complexity, accuracy and fluency (CAF). The results of some experts’ research indicated that with respect to complexity and accuracy, the effects of both task complexity and language proficiency were found significant. More complexity and accuracy were found in the complex task with high-proficiency learners. However, no significant effect of task complexity and language proficiency on fluency was found. The pedagogical implications are discussed with reference to the influence of task complexity and language proficiency on text quality.
ISSN:2338-4778
2548-4192