2. What is Fluency? Learner Perceptions of the Concept

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Contributors vii
4. Preface xi
5. 1. Defining Fluency in L2 Learning and Use 1
6. 2. What is Fluency? Learner Perceptions of the Concept 16
7. 3. Cognitive Fluency in L2: What Inaccuracies Can Reveal about Processing and Proficiency 34
8. 4. Fluency in L2 Listening 49
9. 5. L2 Fluency and Writer Profiles 63
10. 6. Fluency in English as a Lingua Franca Interaction 81
11. 7. Fluency in Sign Language 96
12. 8. Gestures as Fluency-enhancing Resources in L2 Interaction: A Case Study on Multimodal Fluency 111
13. 9. Fluency in Language Assessment 129
14. 10. Fluency in Evaluating and Assessing Translations 146
15. 11. The Effects of Songs on L2 Proficiency and Spoken Fluency: A Pedagogical Perspective 166
16. 12. Synthesising Approaches to Second Language Fluency: Implications and Future Directions 186
17. Index 202