This paper explores the impact of timed speaking activities on L2 speech production in the Japanese Context. The paper examines the variability in oral performance of 18 EFL students enrolled in a compulsory English-speaking course at Tokyo Denki University. Analysis of the student linguistic performance on timed speaking activities resulted with higher rates of complexity, reduction in accuracy and mixed patterns in fluency. The results contribute to task-based literature and the processing-based and attention theory.
