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This chapter discusses implications of the study for task-based L2 research and pedagogy. In the first half of the chapter, the findings regarding each of the research hypotheses are first discussed, and key theoretical issues regarding the role of tasks in L2 production are identified. In the second half of the chapter, practical task design principles are outline and illustrated with examples that both teachers and researchers will find useful in applying the ideas discussed in the book to the design and sequencing of tasks for task-based L2 research and instruction.
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Lambert, C. (2019). Referent Similarity and TBLT. In: Referent Similarity and Nominal Syntax in Task-Based Language Teaching. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3089-6_9
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