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Complexity-fluency-accuracy Trade-off

The Complexity-Fluency-Accuracy Trade-Off is a theoretical construct in second language acquisition that posits a developmental tension whereby learners cannot simultaneously maximize linguistic complexity, fluency, and accuracy in oral production, leading to inverse relationships among these three dimensions as cognitive resources are differentially allocated during language processing.

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2017–2026

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Publications

118

The Influence of Planning and Task Type on Second Language Performance

Pauline Foster, Peter Skehan · Studies in Second Language Acquisition · 1996 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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Modelling Second Language Performance: Integrating Complexity, Accuracy, Fluency, and Lexis

Peter Skehan · Applied Linguistics · 2009 · 1.1K citations

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Complexity, Accuracy, and Fluency in Second Language Acquisition

Alex Housen, Folkert Kuiken · Applied Linguistics · 2009 · 829 citations · Full text

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The Emergence of Complexity, Fluency, and Accuracy in the Oral and Written Production of Five Chinese Learners of English

Diane Larsen‐Freeman · Applied Linguistics · 2006 · 772 citations

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The Effects of Pre-Task Planning and On-Line Planning on Fluency, Complexity and Accuracy in L2 Monologic Oral Production

Fang Yuan · Applied Linguistics · 2003 · 771 citations

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Authors

171

  1. FK
    Folkert Kuiken

    University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

    7 publications · 1.2K citations

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  2. MJ
    Mohammad Javad Ahmadian

    University of Isfahan, Iran

    6 publications · 724 citations

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  3. PS
    Peter Skehan

    University College London, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 3.8K citations

    6

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  4. IV
    Ineke Vedder

    University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

    5 publications · 390 citations

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  5. MT
    Mansoor Tavakoli

    University of Isfahan, Iran

    5 publications · 515 citations

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Institutions

110

  1. University of Isfahan

    Isfahan, Iran

    12 h-index

    22 publications

    1.5K citations

  2. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    6 h-index

    13 publications

    2.5K citations

  3. University of West London

    London, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    5.6K citations

  4. University of Auckland

    Auckland, New Zealand

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    810 citations

  5. Universitat de Barcelona

    Barcelona, Spain

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    377 citations

  6. Islamic Azad University, Tehran

    Tehran, Iran

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    69 citations

  7. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    2.4K citations

  8. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    609 citations

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Venues

  1. Applied Linguistics

    11 publications · 5.2K citations

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  2. Language Teaching Research

    LTR · 8 publications · 1.4K citations

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  3. Language Learning Journal

    6 publications · 309 citations

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  4. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

    4 publications · 92 citations

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  5. Modern Language Journal

    MLJ · 4 publications · 166 citations

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