• 1. Preface; 2. Section 1. Introduction; 3. 1. Planning and task-based performance: Theory and research (by Ellis, Rod); 4. Section 2. Task rehearsal; 5. 2. Integrative planning through the use of task repetition (by Bygate, Martin); 6. Section 3. Strategic planning; 7. 3. What do learners plan?: Learner-driven attention to form during pre-task planning (by Ortega, Lourdes); 8. 4. The effects of focussing on meaning and form in strategic planning (by Sanguran, Jiraporn); 9. 5. The effects of strategic planning on the oral narratives of learners with low and high intermediate L2 proficiency (by Kawauchi, Chieko); 10. Section 4. Within-task planning; 11. 6. The effects of careful within-task planning on oral and written task performance (by Ellis, Rod); 12. 7. Strategic and on-line planning: The influence of surprise information and task time on second language performance (by Skehan, Peter); 13. Section 5. Planning in language testing; 14. 8. Planning for test performance: Does it make a difference? (by Elder, Catherine); 15. 9. Strategic planning, task structure and performance testing (by Tavakoli, Parvaneh); 16. Section 6. Conclusion; 17. 10. Planning as discourse activity: A sociocognitive view (by Batstone, Rob); 18. References; 19. Index

Overall, this book provides a useful snapshot of current thinking about planning and task performance in L2 instruction and learning.