TODE Tomoko
   Department   Hiroshima shudo University  The Faculty of Humanities and Human Sciences
   Position   Professor
Date 2015/09
Presentation Theme Adaptive imitations in task experience and developmental trajectories: A multiple-case study
Conference International Consortium on Task-Based Language Teaching Six International Conference on Task-Based Language Teaching
Conference Type International
Presentation Type Speech (General)
Contribution Type Individual
Details This papaer reported on a multiple-case study that tracked second language development of four EFL learners in a task-based classroom over a semester. The analysis was performed from the perspective of Complexity Theory/Dynamic Systems Theory. It examined how the developmental trajectories interrelated with imitations of language sequences encountered in tasks.