An inquiry into EFL students' and teachers' perceptions of task complexity in writing : sketching the terrain for a substantial task difficulty index

Joint Authors

Baghul, Yusuf
Zaydi, Khadijah

Source

Applied Linguistics

Issue

Vol. 6, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2022), pp.128-144, 17 p.

Publisher

Algiers 2 University Abou el Kacem Saâdallah Laboratory of Applied linguistics and Language Teaching

Publication Date

2022-12-31

Country of Publication

Algeria

No. of Pages

17

Main Subjects

Educational Sciences
Languages & Comparative Literature

Topics

Abstract EN

This study seeks to examine the influence of task complexity on English as a foreign language students' and teachers' perceptions of task difficulty.

Thus, thirty students, in the Department of English, Oum El Bouaghi University, Algeria performed four argumentative writing tasks, varied in complexity along ± strategic planning and ± causal reasoning, following a repeated measures design.

Then, they gauged the difficulty of each task and indicated the features that influenced the appraisal via a questionnaire.

Furthermore, thirty teachers, from the same department, answered the questionnaire to rate the tasks' difficulty and discuss their reasons.

The descriptive analysis demonstrated that both respondents rated the fourth task as the most difficult.

The qualitative analysis showed that the prevalent themes were mostly related to the cognitive factors of tasks.

These results have compelling pedagogical implications that contribute to the establishment of a basic task difficulty index in writing.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Zaydi, Khadijah& Baghul, Yusuf. 2022. An inquiry into EFL students' and teachers' perceptions of task complexity in writing : sketching the terrain for a substantial task difficulty index. Applied Linguistics،Vol. 6, no. 2, pp.128-144.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1388925

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Zaydi, Khadijah& Baghul, Yusuf. An inquiry into EFL students' and teachers' perceptions of task complexity in writing : sketching the terrain for a substantial task difficulty index. Applied Linguistics Vol. 6, no. 2 (2022), pp.128-144.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1388925

American Medical Association (AMA)

Zaydi, Khadijah& Baghul, Yusuf. An inquiry into EFL students' and teachers' perceptions of task complexity in writing : sketching the terrain for a substantial task difficulty index. Applied Linguistics. 2022. Vol. 6, no. 2, pp.128-144.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1388925

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes margin notes.

Record ID

BIM-1388925