Full Description
In EFL contexts, an absence of chances to develop fluency in the language classroom can lead to marked limitations in English proficiency. This volume explores fluency development from a number of different perspectives, investigating measurements and classroom strategies for promoting its development.
Contents
An Introduction to Exploring EFL Fluency in Asia; Theron Muller and Philip Shigeo Brown PART I: FLUENCY IN CURRICULUM 1. Developing Fluency; I. S. P. Nation 2. Employing a Fluency-Based Approach to Teach the TOEFL iBT: An Action Research Project; Steven Herder and Gregory Sholdt 3. Scaffolding Participating, Agencing Friending and Fluencing; Tim Murphey 4. Fluency through Attitude Change; Andrew Finch 5. A Lexicogrammatical Approach to Fluency; Jason Peppard PART II: SPEAKING FLUENCY 6. Addressing Spoken Fluency in the Classroom; Steven Kirk 7. An Exploration of Effective Teaching Approaches for Enhancing the Oral Fluency of EFL Students; Sakae Onoda 8. The Influence of Intentional Reasoning on EFL Fluency Using Tasks; Tomohito Ishikawa PART III: WRITING FLUENCY 9. Implementing and Evaluating Free Writing in a Japanese EFL Classroom; Theron Muller 10. Assessing Fluency: A Framework for Spoken and Written Output; Sue Fraser 11. Recent Developments in Writing Fluency Measurement; Muhammad M. M. Abdel Latif PART IV: READING FLUENCY 12. Building Fluency with Extensive Reading; Rob Waring 13. Extensive Reading and Students' Academic Achievement: A case study; Mu He 14. Improving Reading Fluency: An Investigation into Timed Reading; Andrew Atkins 15. Improving Fluency in EFL Reading Comprehension in Adolescents with Learning Difficulties; Carol Goldfus PART V: LISTENING FLUENCY 16. Developing Listening Fluency in Asian EFL Settings; Michael Rost 17. How Can We Enhance EFL Learners' Listening Fluency? Teaching Connected Speech to Japanese University Students Using Songs; Junko Matsuzaki Carreira 18. Does Autonomous Listening Increase Fluency?; Ya-Chin Tsai ?
