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I was encouraged by the work of Skehan (1998) to examine how task characteristics can be used to predict where students may focus their attention during a task. I felt that by developing a better understanding of task characteristics, I would be more able to make informed decisions about how best to achieve a balanced development of fluency, accuracy, and complexity.
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Birch, G. (2005). Balancing Fluency, Accuracy and Complexity Through Task Characteristics. In: Edwards, C., Willis, J. (eds) Teachers Exploring Tasks in English Language Teaching. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230522961_19
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