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Hirotani, Maki; Matsumoto, Kazumi; Fukada, Atsusi – Research-publishing.net, 2012
The present study examined various aspects of the development of learners' fluency in Japanese using a large set of speech samples collected over a long period, using an online speaking practice/assessment system called "Speak Everywhere." The purpose of the present study was to examine: (1) how the fluency related measures changed over…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Language Fluency, Novices, Second Language Learning
Karlin, Andrea – 1982
A study investigated whether fluency in oral reading, as indicated by proper intonation, could be used as a measure of college students' reading comprehension. The study was designed to look at the three features of intonation--pitch, stress, and juncture--separately and in combination to determine whether any one or a combination of all the…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Students, Cloze Procedure, College Students