The Interplay of Complexity, Genre, and Second Language Proficiency: A Commentary on “Complexity and Difficulty in Second Language Acquisition: A Theoretical and Methodological Overview”.

The article discusses the interplay of complexity, genre, and second language proficiency in language learning. It highlights the distinction between complexity and difficulty in language studies and challenges the assumption that learners produce more complex structures as they progress. The authors propose the concept of appropriate complexity, emphasizing the importance of considering communicative contexts and genres in language proficiency development. They also caution against arbitrary selection of complexity measures and suggest a restricted set of core measures for future studies. [Extracted from the article]