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Title
Cortefiel Consultants - Layoffs
Language Characteristics
Non-linguistic outcome
Focus on meaning
Reliance on learners' own resources
Task Goals
To make a decision or choice
To reach an agreement
To express an opinion
Language Skills Practiced
Writing
Speaking/Pronunciation
Listening
Reading
Integrated
Reading to write
General Domain
Occupational
General Topic
Business consulting
Target Languages
Spanish
Abilities Fostered
Linguistic competence (ability to communicate with grammatical accuracy)
Discourse competence (ability to communicate in cohesive and coherent ways)
Cognitive Skills
Comparing
Explaining
Producing
Mode of Communication
Digital (online)
Hybrid of face-to-face and in person
Synchronous
Text chat
Video-conferencing
Type of Participation
Pair work
Focused or Unfocused
Unfocused task (no specific language focus)
Input/Output
Output prompting
Output Type
No specific aspect targeted
Type of Input
Written input
Type of Output
Oral output
Written output
Type of Task
Decision-making
Task Features/Conditions
Here-and-now
No planning time
Numerous elements - 6
Outcome
Open solution
Appropriate Learners
13-18 years
18-22 years
22-40 years
40-60 years
Proficiency Framework
No - I didn't follow a particular framework
Learner Individual Differences
Heritage language speakers
Foreign language learners
Context
Community setting -
School setting -
Research setting -
Hybrid face-to-face and online setting
Immersion context
Second/additional language context
Foreign language context
Used in Research?
Yes
Citation
Torres, J., & Cung, B. (2019). A comparison of advanced heritage language learners’ peer interaction across modes and pair types. The Modern Language Journal, 103(4), 815- 830. The study took place in a laboratory setting with university-aged students.
Available on IRIS?
Yes - https://www.iris-database.org/iris/app/home/detail?id=york%3a936445&ref=search
Part of a series?
Yes (please provide details) 2 - They are different tasks but with very similar formats
Uploader Name
Julio Torres
Uploader Affiliation
University of California, Irvine
Uploader Identity
Researcher -
Program director -
Teacher trainer -
Uploader Relationship
I am the sole creator of this task
Creative Commons
Agreed