ERIC Number: EJ1397958
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 22
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1461-0213
EISSN: EISSN-1570-5595
The Development of EFL Students' Speech Fluency: A Phase Transition Investigation Based on a Complex Dynamic Systems Perspective
AILA Review, v36 n1 p112-133 2023
This study investigated phase transitions in EFL students' speech fluency development using a complex dynamic systems perspective. Two students with different proficiency levels were selected from an intact speaking class. These students learned and practiced specific strategies to improve their speech fluency. Phase transitions were analyzed based on three criteria: sudden jumps, anomalous variance, and qualitative change in the attractor. Number of syllables was used as the speech fluency measure. The results suggest that only the higher-proficiency student underwent one phase transition. These findings imply that a short explicit fluency strategy training intervention could improve the speech fluency development of high-proficiency students in EFL classrooms. The results have implications for theory and pedagogical practice relating to EFL students' speech fluency development.
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Language Fluency, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Systems Approach, Language Proficiency, Phonemes, Learning Strategies, Teaching Methods, Theory Practice Relationship, Language Research, Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries, Language Tests, Public Speaking
John Benjamins Publishing Company. Klaprozenweg 105 Postbus 36224, NL-1020 ME Amsterdam, Netherlands. Tel: +31-20-6304747; Fax: +31-20-6739773; e-mail: subscription@benjamins.nl; Web site: https://www.benjamins.com
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Indonesia
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Test of English for International Communication
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A