John M. Norris

List of John Benjamins publications in which John M. Norris is involved.

Journal

TASK

Journal on Task-Based Language Teaching and Learning

Edited by Kris Van den Branden and Koen Van Gorp

ISSN 2666-1748 | E‑ISSN 2666‑1756

Book series

Innovations in Language Learning and Assessment

Edited by John M. Norris and Sara T. Cushing

ISSN 2772-9575

Titles

Second Language Cognitive Task Complexity: A research synthesis

Shoko Sasayama, Aleksandra Malicka and John M. Norris

This book addresses the topic of cognitive task complexity as it has been investigated in second language (L2) task-based research. This interest is premised on the notion that communication tasks may differ systematically in the types and amounts of cognitive complexity they present to L2… read more

[Task-Based Language Teaching, 18] 2025. xi, 295 pp.

Task-Based Language Teaching: A reader

Edited by Kris Van den Branden, Martin Bygate and John M. Norris

Over the past two decades, task-based language teaching (TBLT) has gained considerable momentum in the field of language education. This volume presents a collection of 20 reprinted articles and chapters representative of work that appeared during that period. It introduces readers – graduate… read more

[Task-Based Language Teaching, 1] 2009. ix, 512 pp.

Synthesizing Research on Language Learning and Teaching

Edited by John M. Norris and Lourdes Ortega

This volume presents the first collection of work on research synthesis in applied linguistics. It introduces readers to a cutting-edge approach for reviewing and summarizing exactly what accumulated research has to say about theoretical and practical subjects. John Norris and Lourdes Ortega… read more

[Language Learning & Language Teaching, 13] 2006. xiv, 349 pp.

Articles (13) | Order by:

Sasayama, Shoko and John M. Norris 2022 Designing speaking tasks for different assessment goals: The complex relationship between cognitive task complexity, language performance, and task accomplishment TASK 2:2, pp. 184–217 | Article

This study explored the role of cognitive task complexity in designing speaking assessment tasks. A sample of 120 English learners at different proficiency levels engaged in four narrative tasks with distinct levels/types of cognitive complexity. Performances were assessed using linguistic… read more

Norris, John M. 2021 The Long road to TBLT: 40 years of innovation, investigation, and inspiration TASK 1:2, pp. 162–183 | Article

Michael H. Long was one of the earliest proponents of task-based language teaching, and his groundbreaking work on multiple dimensions of the proposal helped establish TBLT as a fertile locus for innovation at the intersection of research and practice. His work on TBLT over four decades led the… read more

Sasayama, Shoko and John M. Norris 2019 Chapter 5. Unravelling cognitive task complexity: Learning from learners’ perspectives on task characteristics and second language performance Researching L2 Task Performance and Pedagogy: In honour of Peter Skehan, Wen, Zhisheng (Edward) and Mohammad Javad Ahmadian (eds.), pp. 95–132 | Chapter

Cognitive task complexity, which refers to the complexity or difficulty of a given task, has received substantial interest from researchers in various fields, including task-based language teaching (TBLT), second language acquisition, language testing, cognitive psychology, and education. In TBLT,… read more

Norris, John M. 2015 Thinking and acting programmatically in taskbased language teaching: Essential roles for program evaluation Domains and Directions in the Development of TBLT: A decade of plenaries from the international conference, Bygate, Martin (ed.), pp. 27–58 | Article

Inquiry may play distinct roles in proposals for and practices of task-based language teaching (TBLT), from theorizing learning and developing taskbased pedagogy, to observing and judging the effectiveness of task-based ideas in practice, to ultimately understanding the value of TBLT as an approach… read more

Bygate, Martin, John M. Norris and Kris Van den Branden 2009 Coda: Understanding TBLT at the interface between research and pedagogy Task-Based Language Teaching: A reader, Van den Branden, Kris, Martin Bygate and John M. Norris (eds.), pp. 495–499 | Miscellaneous

Long, Mike and John M. Norris 2009 Chapter 7. Task-based teaching and assessment Task-Based Language Teaching: A reader, Van den Branden, Kris, Martin Bygate and John M. Norris (eds.), pp. 135–142 | Article

Dissatisfaction with conventional linguistically-based syllabuses, along with a growing understanding from research findings of how people learn second (including foreign) languages, has led since the 1980s to a number of proposals for various kinds of task-based alternatives. Examples include the… read more

Norris, John M., James Dean Brown, Thom D. Hudson and William Bonk 2009 Chapter 20. Examinee abilities and task difficulty in task-based L2 performance assessment Task-Based Language Teaching: A reader, Van den Branden, Kris, Martin Bygate and John M. Norris (eds.), pp. 455–476 | Article

This article summarizes fIndings from investigations into the development and use of a prototype English language task-based performance test. Data included performances by 90 examinees on 13 complex and skills-integrative tasks, a priori estimations of examinee proficiency differences, a priori… read more

Norris, John M., Martin Bygate and Kris Van den Branden 2009 Section intro Task-Based Language Teaching: A reader, Van den Branden, Kris, Martin Bygate and John M. Norris (eds.), pp. 131–134 | Miscellaneous

Van den Branden, Kris, Martin Bygate and John M. Norris 2009 Chapter 1. Task-based language teaching: introducing the reader. Task-Based Language Teaching: A reader, Van den Branden, Kris, Martin Bygate and John M. Norris (eds.), pp. 1–13 | Article

Norris, John M. and Lourdes Ortega 2006 1. The value and practice of research synthesis for language learning and teaching Synthesizing Research on Language Learning and Teaching, Norris, John M. and Lourdes Ortega (eds.), pp. 3–50 | Chapter