Preface Chapter One Introduction 1.1 Background 1.1.1 Role of input in SLA 1.1.2 Role of output in SLA 1.1.3 Need to bridge the input and the output in SLA 1.2 Need for the Study 1.2.1 Role of task expectancy in learning 1.2.2 English learning in the Chinese context 1.3 Significance of the Study 1.3.1 Theoretical significance 1.3.2 Methodological significance 1.3.3 Pedagogical significance 1.4 Outline of the Book
Chapter Two Literature Review 2.1 Definition of Terms 2.2 Theoretical Background of the Study 2.2.1 Comprehensible input hypothesis 2.2.2 Noticing hypothesis 2.2.3 Output hypothesis 2.2.4 Task-based language teaching and learning 2.3 Theoretical Issues 2.3.1 Who filters the input for learner uptake? 2.3.2 Is input sufficient for acquisition? 2.3.3 Does noticing lead to acquisition? 2.4 Relevant Studies Revisited 2.4.1 Studies on input enhancement 2.4.2 Studies on processing instruction 2.4.3 Studies on noticing and acquisition by output 2.4.4 Issues and problems 2.5 Empirical Studies on Task Expectancy 2.6 Unsettled Issues and Problems 2.7 Research Questions and Hypotheses 2.7.1 Research questions 2.7.2 Research hypotheses 2.8 Summary
Chapter Three Research Design 3.1 Research Design 3.2 Participants and Settings 3.3 Materials and Instruments 3.3.1 Reading material and target vocabulary 3.3.2 Instrmnents and rationales 3.4 Treatment 3.4.1 Creating task expectancy 3.4.2 Exposure to the reading input 3.5 Data Collection 3.5.1 Immediate posttests 3.5.2 Questionnaire survey 3.5.3 Delayed posttests 3.6 Data Preparation and Scoring 3.6.1 Measuring oral and written reconstruction performance 3.6.2 Measuring reading comprehension 3.6.3 Measuring noticing and reading behavior 3.7 Statistical Analysis 3.7.1 Analysis of covarianee 3.7.2 Path analysis 3.8 Summary
Chapter Four The Effects of Task Expectancy on Task Performance 4.1 Effects of Task Expectancy on Oral Reconstruction 4.1.1 Effects on speaking fluency 4.1.2 Effects on oral text similarity 4.1.3 Effects on verb use in oral reconstruction 4.1.4 Effects on oral vocabulary uptake 4.1.5 Summary 4.2 Effects of Task Expectancy on Written Reconstruction 4.2.1 Effects on writing fluency 4.2.2 Effects on written text similarity 4.2.3 Effects on verb use in written reproduction 4.2.4 Effects on written vocabulary uptake 4.2.5 Summary 4.3 Effects of Task Expectancy on Reading Comprehension
Chapter Five The Time Effects of Task Expectancy 5.1 Time Effects of Task Expectancy on Oral Reconstruction 5.2 Time Effects of Task Expectancy on Written Reconstruction 5.3 Time Effects of Task Expectancy on Reading Comprehension 5.4 Summary
Chapter Six The Effects of Task Expectancy on Input Processing 6.1 Amount of Noticing 6.2 Aspects of Noticing 6.3 Summary
Chapter Seven Task Expectancy, EFL Proficiency, Noticing and Task Performance 7.1 Checking the Multivariate Normality 7.2 Testing the Hypothesized Model 7.3 Exploratory Post-hoe Model Re-specification Analyses 7.4 Interpreting the Accepted Model 7.4.1 Effects of task expectancy and EFL proficiency 7.4.2 Discussion of path analysis 7.5 Summary
Chapter Eight Conclusions 8.1 Major Findings 8.1.1 A task performance potential scale 8.1.2 The fundamental status of speaking in language learning 8.1.3 A dual reading model for input processing 8.2 Implications 8.2.1 Theoretical implications 8.2.2 Methodological implications 8.2.3 Pedagogical implications 8.3 Limitations of the Study 8.3.1 The conceptualization of task expectancy 8.3.2 Methodological issues 8.4 Suggestions for Future Research 8.5 Summary
References Appendix Ⅰ The Input Text Appendix Ⅱ Questionnaire Appendix Ⅲ Text similarity: Theoretical framework and realization
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