Oral communication

Knowledge of Grammar, Oral Communication Strategies, and oral Fluency: A Study of Iranian EFL Learners

This study tested the impact of implicit and explicit knowledge of grammar on learners’ use of oral communication strategies (OCSs) and the interface of OCSs and oral fluency. The study was performed on 24 male and 36 female Iranian university students of English Translation studying at Payame Nour Universities of Lar, Khonj, and Evaz chosen based on availability and ease of access. The data we...

Interspecies Communication In Oral Biofilm

Oral cavity contains large numbers of microorganisms. Dental plaque is composed of bacteria in a matrix of salivary glycoproteins and extracellular polysaccharides which displays extensive interactions while forming biofilm structures, carrying out physiological functions, and inducing microbial pathogenesis. Our emerging view of the microbial world is one in which individual bacteria exert the...

Development of Oral Communication Skills Abroad

This study examines the impact of a semester study abroad experience in Argentina on the second language acquisition of three American university Spanish learners. The goal is to measure development of two aspects of oral communication skills: fluency and performance in the oral functions of narration, and description and supporting an opinion. Research has shown that immersion in the target cu...

Man - machine oral and multimodal communication Rennes

Mobile Seamless Technology Enhanced CSL Oral Communication

The current study aimed at investigating how mobile seamless technology can be used to enhance the pragmatic competence of learners of Chinese as a second language (CSL). 34 overseas CSL learners participated in this study. They were randomly assigned into two groups: the classroom group, executing language tasks in fake contexts in a traditional classroom; and the real-world group, executing i...