Mahmoud Abdi Tabari
List of John Benjamins publications in which Mahmoud Abdi Tabari is involved.
Articles
2025 Exploring the interplay between task-readiness factors and task complexity in L2 writing performance and anxiety: Examining the effects of task-readiness and task complexity on performance and anxiety in L2 writing ITL - International Journal of Applied Linguistics: Online-First Articles | Article
This study examined the relationship between task-readiness factors, task complexity, and their impact on L2 writing task performance and anxiety in the task-based language teaching (TBLT) domain. The study aimed to address gaps in the TBLT literature by investigating the combined effects of… read more
2025 The predictive role of motivational orientations in L2 writing task performance across proficiency levels Journal of Second Language Studies 9:1, pp. 140–170 | Article
This study investigates the predictive power of motivational orientations on second language (L2) writing task performance across different proficiency levels. Drawing on the framework of motivational orientations, including Promotion, Prevention, Assessment, and Locomotion, the research… read more
2022 The effects of prompt types on L2 learners’ textual emotionality and lexical complexity Journal of Second Language Studies 5:1, pp. 34–57 | Article
This study investigated the role of prompt types in the emotion and lexical complexity level in L2 writing performance using fine-grained automatic textual analyzing tools and indices. Fifty-three ESL advanced-mid students wrote essays on pandemic (esp. COVID-19) and non-pandemic prompts. A… read more