Presented By Theron Muller

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This presentation explores how language embedded in the pre-task influences student task performance, expanding on Boston (2008), who analyzed learner "mining" of task input. The research compares learners receiving text input and pictures, examining how mining of text influences task performance and incorporating analysis of student utterances and written production using both quantitative and qualitative instruments.

About Theron Muller

Theron Muller is based in Nagano, Japan. A 2008 recipient of the John Haycraft Classroom Exploration Scholarship, his research interests include TBL and academic publishing. He is active as an editor with The Language Teacher and the Asian ESP Journal. He is also part of the University of Birmingham CELS Open Distance Learning team. He can be contacted at theron@theronmuller.com.

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