Second Language Speech Fluency - From Research to Practice

A fresh, comprehensive perspective on L2 speech fluency, making cutting-edge research and methods approachable and useful in practice.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Fluency from a psycholinguistic perspective; 3. Measuring fluency; 4. Fluency in L2 task-based research; 5. Fluency in second language pedagogy; 6. Fluency in second language testing; 7. Fluency in different contexts; 8. Conclusion.

About the author

Parvaneh Tavakoli is Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Reading. Her research, which focuses on SLA, continuously aims to bridge the gap between research and professional practice, and has won awards from the British Council. Recent publications include her co-authored book, Task-based Language Teaching (co-authored with Faez, 2019).Clare Wright is Lecturer in Linguistics and Language Teaching at University of Leeds. She is currently President of EuroSLA, and has won awards from ESRC, BAAL and British Academy for her work in psycholinguistics. Recent publications include Mind Matters in SLA (2018), and Voices and Practices in Applied Linguistics (2019).

Summary

Presenting an innovative multidisciplinary perspective on L2 fluency research, this book provides applied linguistics researchers and students with an up-to-date comprehensive review of how fluency in a second language develops. Language educators and assessment professionals will also benefit from the accessible approach to theories and methods.

Product details

• Authors: Parvaneh Tavakoli, Parvaneh (University of Reading) Wright Tavakoli, Clare Wright
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2020
• EAN: 9781108499613
• ISBN: 978-1-108-49961-3
• No. of pages: 250
• Series: Cambridge Applied Linguistics
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Adult education class / course materials (language); Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; English, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / English as a Second Language, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, Teaching of a specific subject, Language teaching theory and methods, ELT examinations & certificates, Language teaching and learning, ELT: learning material & coursework, ELT: teaching theory & methods, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / General