Enhancing beginner learners' oral proficiency in a flipped Chinese foreign language classroom

J Wang, N An, C Wright - Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Flipped instruction has become a hot issue in foreign language teaching technology. In this
study, we tracked learners in a beginner-level Chinese Foreign Language classroom to see …

Fluency revisited

P Peltonen - ELT Journal, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Fluency is a key indicator of second language (L2) oral proficiency and, as such, it is widely
used as the basis of L2 assessment. As a concept, fluency is often characterized in terms of …

[图书][B] Second language speech fluency: From research to practice

P Tavakoli, C Wright - 2020 - books.google.com
Second language (L2) fluency is an exciting and fast-moving field of research, with clear
practical applications in language teaching. This book provides a lively overview of the …

Temporal fluency and problem-solving in interaction: An exploratory study of fluency resources in L2 dialogue

P Peltonen - System, 2017 - Elsevier
Second language (L2) speech fluency has mostly been studied from monologues with
temporal measures. In the present study, dialogue data are examined with a new framework …

Unpacking the relationship between formulaic sequences and speech fluency on elicited imitation tasks: Proficiency level, sentence length, and fluency dimensions

X Yan - Tesol Quarterly, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Previous research has provided ample evidence for the processing advantage of formulaic
sequences, leading researchers and teachers to argue for its facilitation of speech fluency …

Computer-assisted assessment of phonetic fluency in a second language: a longitudinal study of Japanese learners of French

S Detey, L Fontan, M Le Coz, S Jmel - Speech Communication, 2020 - Elsevier
Automatic second language (L2) speech fluency assessment has been one of the ultimate
goals of several projects aiming at designing Computer-Assisted Pronunciation Training …

Can willingness to communicate, communication in English anxiety, behavioural inhibition and behavioural action predict perceived L2 fluency?

R Zabihi, S Ghominejad… - Language Teaching …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
This study aimed to investigate whether and how willingness to communicate,
communication in English anxiety, behavioural inhibition and action predict perceived …

Defining fluency in L2 learning and use

P Lintunen, M Mutta, P Peltonen - Teoksessa P. Lintunen, M. Mutta & …, 2020 - degruyter.com
Second language (L2) fluency or fluent second language use are important concepts for
anyone using, teaching or assessing additional languages. It may be that learners want to …

Effects of time and task on L2 Mandarin Chinese language development during study abroad

C Wright - The Routledge handbook of study abroad research …, 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter adds to the recent explosion of interest in second language (L2) Mandarin
Chinese by focusing on how linguistic proficiency develops during study abroad (SA) in …

Effects of task type on L2 Mandarin fluency development

C Wright - Journal of Second Language Studies, 2020 - jbe-platform.com
This study explores task effects on fluency development in second language (L2) Mandarin
during study abroad (SA) in China, given linguistic and pedagogic challenges facing …