艾丽森·麦琪主编的《应用语言学中的任务(2016)(英文版)/剑桥应用语言学年度评论》的主题为“应用语言学中的任务”(Tasks in Applied Linguistics)，共包括11篇文章，对“任务问题”的研究现状及方法进行了综合性评价，指出了当前研究中的优点和不足，并对未来的研究方向和研究中可能出现的问题提出了前瞻性看法。这些文章所论述的内容和涉及的研究方法，对该领域的研究者来说，既具有很强的可读性和参考价值，也可发挥理论指导实践的作用。

艾丽森·麦琪，Alison Mackey，美国Georgetown大学和英国Lancaster大学的双聘教授。《剑桥应用语言学年度评论》主编。研究方向：二语习得。

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Editor's Introduction: New directions for the Annual Review
of Applied Linguistics
1. In Defense of Tasks and TBLT: Nonissues and Real Issues
2. Tasks Versus Conditions: Two Perspectives on Task Research and Their
Implications for Pedagogy
3. Exploring Engagement in Tasks in the Language Classroom
4. Task-Based Learner Production: A Substantive and Methodological Review
5. Capturing Accuracy in Second Language Performance: The Case
for a Weighted Clause Ratio
6. Mode in Theoretical and Empirical TBLT Research: Advancing Research
Agendas
7. Taking Technology to Task: Technology-Mediated TBLT,
Performance, and Production
8. The Role of Teachers in Task-Based Language Education
9. Teachers' Perspectives on Second Language Task Difficulty: Insights from
Think-Alouds and Eye Tracking
10. Task-Based Versus Task-Supported Language Instruction: An Experimental
Study
11. Current Uses for Task-Based Language Assessment