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Willingness to Communicate and Second Language Speech Fluency: An Investigation of Affective and Cognitive Dynamics
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Nematizadeh, Shahin; Wood, David – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2019
Research investigating L2 (second language) willingness to communicate (WTC) has gained ground in the past two decades. Added to that is the emergence of complex dynamic systems theory (CDST) with a focus on the phenomenon of change, the implications of which for WTC research have opened up new avenues to enhance our conceptualization of the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Speech Communication, Language Fluency, Guidelines
In Search of Fluency: What Is It and How Can We Teach It?
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Wood, David – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2001
Explores the phenomenon of second language speech fluency and how it may be facilitated through instruction. An overview of research on fluency in second language speech is presented; empirical research is discussed in light of psycholinguistic knowledge about mental processes underlying second language production, and a model is posited that…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Language Fluency, Language Research, Psycholinguistics
Value, Function and Methods of Conversation Classes
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Boyd, J. A. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1976
Offers suggestions toward making the conversational language course more valuable, with particular reference to Spanish. (AM)
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Conversational Language Courses, Higher Education
An Approach to Advanced Conversation Classes at the Third and Fourth Year University Level
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Ara, Jesus – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1976
Discusses various approaches to the successful conversational language course at the advanced level. (AM)
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Conversational Language Courses, Higher Education
Contrasting Patterns of Language Use: A Conversational Approach
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Di Pietro, Robert J. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1976
Discusses the differences in conversational structures and verbal strategies between languages and cultures and the teaching of such differences. The use of literary texts is advocated. (AM)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Conversational Language Courses, Cultural Differences, Language Fluency