What Do We Mean by Fluency?.

Chambers, Francine

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ERIC Number: EJ558289

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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What Do We Mean by Fluency?

Chambers, Francine

System, v25 n4 p535-44 Dec 1997

Reviews recent research into the qualitative and quantitative aspects of fluency to more clearly define the word as a performance descriptor for oral assessment of foreign language learners and as an indicator of progress in language learning. The concept of fluency is confused and multilayered when used in the assessment of oral performance. (22 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Communicative Competence (Languages), Language Fluency, Language Research, Oral Language, Second Language Learning, Speech Communication, Student Evaluation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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