This is the first book to synthesize Peter Skehan's theoretical and empirical works in one volume. Organized around three distinct themes (theory, empirical studies, and assessment), this collection of Skehan's influential body of work provides an updated reflection on the material and makes it relevant to today's researchers.

Peter Skehan is an Honorary Research Fellow at Birkbeck College, University of London, and has taught at universities in the UK, Hong Kong, and New Zealand. He is interested in second language acquisition, particularly task-based performance, language aptitude, and language testing. He is a recipient of the International Association of Task-Based Language Teaching Distinguished Achievement award.

Chapter 1. The Road to This Book

Section I. Theory

Introduction to the section

Chapter 2. A Framework for the Implementation of Task-Based Instruction.

Chapter 3. Modelling second language performance: Integrating complexity, accuracy, fluency and lexis

Chapter 4. Limited Attentional Capacity and Cognition: Two hypotheses regarding second language performance on tasks

Chapter 5. Reflections on Theory

Section II. Empirical Work

Introduction to the section

Chapter 6. The influence of planning on performance in task-based learning

Chapter 7. Self-reported planning behaviour and second language performance in narrative retelling

Chapter 8. Lexical Performance by Native and Non-native Speakers on Language-Learning Tasks

Chapter 9. Reflections on Planning Research

Chapter 10. Reflections on Empirical Research

Section III. Testing and Assessment

Introduction to the Section

Chapter 11. Tasks and language performance

Chapter 12. Models of speaking and the assessment of second language proficiency

Chapter 13. Reflections on Assessment

References

Index