ERIC Number: EJ1222318
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-1657-0790
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Daily 6: An Approach to Foster Oral Fluency of English as a Foreign Language in Adolescents
Cadena Aguilar, Roso Freddy; Ortega Cuellar, Javier Hernando; Cadena Aguilar, Albedro
PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, v21 n2 p29-44 Jul-Dec 2019
This action research study aimed to examine the possible impact of the "Daily 6" approach on the oral fluency in English of 13 adolescents. This approach (extension of the existing Daily 5™ framework) introduced a sixth step, "speak to someone", to respond to the lack of oral fluency limiting participants' overall speaking performance in English as a foreign language. Data were gathered through surveys, diagnostic and achievement tests, and recordings using VoiceThread™. The coding and a small sample hypothesis test for means analysis unveiled the significance of the "Daily 6" approach to enhance oral fluency through technology. Results displayed gains in oral fluency (length of runs, silent pauses, length of pauses, filled pauses, and pace) and positive changes in attitudinal responses within a low-anxiety environment.
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Fluency, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, Grade 8, Anxiety, Diagnostic Tests, Reading Skills, Writing Skills, Reading Habits
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Colombia (Bogota)
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