The German interrogation task can be described as follows:
goal: | communicative, working toward one specified outcome |
process: | interrogating crime suspects; information needs to be conveyed to reach the goal |
topic: | locations, actions, and knowledge of other people in the past |
location: | the computer lab |
timing: | no time constraints |
participants: | an GFL learner and the computer |
roles: | the computer controls the goal, overall process, topic, and location; the learner controls timing and specifics of ordering the process during the task |
relationships: | the learner and computer would not have a "relationship" |
knowledge: | the computer possesses the "knowledge" and language required for task completion; relative to this task, the learner knows less than the computer; the task process is probably new to the learner |
interest: | it is unknown whether or not the learner is interested in the topic, and in achieving the task goal |