文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：Effects of Task Complexity on Linguistic Complexity for Sustainable EFL Writing Skills Development

作者：Wang, Liping[1];Jin, Chunlan[2]

机构：[1]Nanchang Univ, Sch Foreign Languages, Nanchang 330031, Jiangxi, Peoples R China;[2]East China Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Foreign Languages, Shanghai 200237, Peoples R China

年份：2022

卷号：14

期号：8

外文期刊名：SUSTAINABILITY

收录：;WOS:【SSCI(收录号:WOS:000786226600001)，SCI-EXPANDED(收录号:WOS:000786226600001)】；

语种：英文

外文关键词：task complexity; number of elements; prior knowledge; linguistic complexity; sustainable development of writing skills

摘要：This paper reports the findings from a study that explored the effects of task complexity on linguistic complexity in EFL writing with a within-and-between-subject design for the sustainability of EFL writing skills. A total of 178 English majors and non-English majors participated in the study. They each performed two writing tasks that were manipulated using two variables: the number of elements and prior knowledge. Linguistic complexity was measured from both syntactic and lexical aspects with 39 indices. Data analysis indicated that task complexity produced different effects on different dimensions of linguistic complexity, suggesting that research on task complexity needs to break away from simplicity and that the Cognition Hypothesis and Limited Attentional Capacity Hypothesis require further verification and refinement. This study contributes to a better understanding of task complexity and linguistic complexity in EFL writing, yielding meaningful implications for pedagogy and assessment in this field.