Fluency in a second language (L2) involves a quintessentially cognitive processing system that operates quickly and effectively. The perceived importance of researching fluency through a psycholinguistic lens has motivated the related L2 research to resort to current cognitive speaking-specific models. This study, drawing on Levelt’s (1999a) psycholinguistic model, probed the deficiency sources...

One of the most popular beliefs among English L2 learners is that watching TV series can help them speak language fluently. While it seemingly genuine, as supported by many learning websites and successful learners, further investigations on this subject matter have been minimal. Therefore, research aims to find out roles in improving learners’ fluency English. In qualitative research, in-depth...

background: finding the right word is a necessity in communication, and its evaluation has always been a challenging clinical issue, suggesting the need for valid and reliable measurements. the homophone meaning generation test (hmgt) can measure the ability to switch between verbal concepts, which is required in word retrieval. the purpose of this study was to adapt and validate the persian ve...

The study aimed to achieve three objectives: 1) identify the Multiple Intelligences (MI) perceived by Heilongjiang International University (HIU) students, 2) develop and implement a task-based English speaking course with MI features, 3) evaluate extent developed contributes improvement of HIU students’ abilities based on complexity, accuracy, fluency (CAF) components. was carried out 30 exper...

background: finding the right word is a necessity in communication, and its evaluation has always been a challenging clinical issue, suggesting the need for valid and reliable measurements. the homophone meaning generation test (hmgt) can measure the ability to switch between verbal concepts, which is required in word retrieval. the purpose of this study was to adapt and validate the persian ve...

This paper presents an acoustic study of spontaneous and read Italian speech based on the analysis of monologues and corresponding read transcribed texts, each produced by three different subjects. The speaking styles were examined in terms of articulation, speech, fluency and word rate indices; typology of pauses and their cooccurrence; mean and range of F0 values; classification of phonetic e...

The proliferation of assisted technology has been widely used in language learning, but this should be able to accommodate inclusive learning which become an important issue today’s English teaching and the higher education landscape Indonesia. This study examined perception EFL slow learners terms integration with authentic multimedia (AMALL). It discovered impact on their speaking performance...

The summary was based on a journal article about case study that implemented in high school at PUNIV-Cazenga for eight weeks to test the effectiveness of Task-based Language Teaching (TBLT) oral speed and fluency. research showed approach could develop students’ speaking abilities not only their speech but also aspect grammatical accuracy.