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Exploring EFL fluency in Asia

Muller, Theron, 1977- editor

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\"While individual teachers interpret fluency differently, most working in EFL agree that it has a considerable influence on the success or failure of students' language learning. In EFL contexts, the absence of fluency-based practice opportunities can lead to low self-confidence, low language learning motivation, and limitations in learners' productive skills. This volume explores fluency in all fours skills (speaking, writing, reading and listening) and through a number of different perspectives to build upon existing research and to expand the fluency discussion to include consideration of classroom strategies for fluency development in EFL contexts. The definition of fluency as a trait of speaking is expanded to encompass all four language skills in an effort to illustrate its importance to all aspects of language learning. This volume includes a mixture of literature review chapters outlining the research paradigm for ongoing fluency research and empirical investigations into fluency development and measurement in the EFL classroom, making it relevant to both researchers and practitioners of EFL\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Subject: Language and languages Study and teaching Asia. / Second language acquisition Asia. / Fluency (Language learning) / EDUCATION / Bilingual Education. / LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General. / LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics. / LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching.
• ISBN: 9781137449399, 113744939X

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
PE1068.A7 E977 2014	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE