Andrea Revesz
Methodological issues in exploring task-based speech production processes
The last few decades have seen significant advances in describing and understanding the behaviours of L2 speakers during task-based work. Less is known, however, about the neurocognitive processes in which L2 speakers engage. In this talk, I will first propose that, to promote L2 theory-building and advance task-based pedagogy, it is essential that more research attention is allocated to task-generated processes. Then, I will turn to a review of various methods that have been used to explore task-based processes. I will also demonstrate how an interdisciplinary approach, combining cognitive and neuroscience methods, can help us obtain a fuller and more complete understanding of L2 speech production. In doing so, I will draw on my own and colleagues’ work examining the processes in which L2 learners engage during oral task performance. I will end the talk with methodological recommendations for future task-based research into speech production processes.
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