Abstract
This study examines the possible effects of the task type on Spanish L2 learnersâ strategic communication in face-to-face interactions with other learners and native speakers (NSs) of Spanish. Data was elicited from 36 interactions between Spanish L2 learners and native speakers of Spanish when carrying out two tasks, a jigsaw and a free-conversation activity. The data collection involved video and audio recording, observation of participantsâ interactions and stimulated recall methodology. The spoken data was analysed based on DÓ§rnyei and KÓ§rmosâ taxonomy (1998) and the interactional CSs from DÓ§rnyei and Scott's (1997). Quantitative and qualitative analyses were conducted to determine a possible association between CS use and the task factor as well as to identify the task effects. Findings show that there is an association between the task type and the learnersâ use of CSs particularly influenced by the jigsaw. It seems that the task focus influences the use of certain CSs in order to fulfil the demands of each task. It was observed that the linguistic demands of the jigsaw and the cognitive demands of the free-conversation affected more the learnersâ use of specific CSs.
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