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Direct linkBaleghizadeh, Sasan; Shahri, Mohammad Naseh Nasrollahi – Language Learning Journal, 2017
The study presents an investigation of the effect of strategic planning, online planning and rehearsal on the fluency, accuracy and complexity of oral productions at two proficiency levels. Forty EFL participants at low and intermediate levels performed picture story tasks in three different conditions: the online planning only condition,…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Statistical Analysis, Language Fluency, Accuracy
Llanes, Àngels; Serrano, Raquel – Language Learning Journal, 2017
Given the growing importance of English as a lingua franca, this study examines which context (classroom instruction in the students' home country vs. studying abroad in an English-speaking country) better facilitates the acquisition of English by learners of different ages: children, adolescents and adults. Participants (N = 197) completed…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Oral Language, Written Language
Gablasova, Dana – Language Learning Journal, 2014
This article discusses issues related to oral assessment of school knowledge of L2-educated students. In particular, it examines benefits and disadvantages of students being tested in their L1 (their dominant language) and in their L2 (their language of instruction). The study draws on the data from 37 high school students studying in a content…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Second Language Learning, Native Language, Language Usage
Javad Ahmadian, Mohammad; Tavakoli, Mansoor; Vahid Dastjerdi, Hossein – Language Learning Journal, 2015
This study investigates the combined effects of task-based careful online planning and the storyline structure of a task on second language performance (complexity, accuracy and fluency). Sixty intermediate EFL learners were randomly assigned to four groups (n = 15). Participants were asked to perform two tasks with different degrees of storyline…
Descriptors: Language Fluency, Second Language Learning, Scores, Task Analysis
Ahmadian, Mohammad Javad – Language Learning Journal, 2011
To date, research results suggest that task repetition positively affects oral task performance. However, researchers have not yet shown the extension of the benefits of repeating the same task to performance of a new task. This article first provides an overview of the currently available research findings on task repetition and then presents the…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Program Effectiveness, Task Analysis
Hilton, Heather – Language Learning Journal, 2008
In spite of the vast numbers of articles devoted to vocabulary acquisition in a foreign language, few studies address the contribution of lexical knowledge to spoken fluency. The present article begins with basic definitions of the temporal characteristics of oral fluency, summarizing L1 research over several decades, and then presents fluency…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning, Language Fluency, Computational Linguistics
Peer reviewedRichards, Brian; Chambers, Francine – Language Learning Journal, 1996
Examined open-ended production tasks in higher level testing in French-as-a-second-language courses in the United Kingdom. The article studied the effect of teachers' linguistic background, training, experience, and ability on their marking of students' oral language tests; the reliability of marking criteria; and the validity of assessing…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Foreign Countries, French, Language Fluency
