The Effect of Preparation and Working Memory on EFL Learners' Oral Fluency

سال انتشار: 1394
نوع سند: مقاله کنفرانسی
زبان: انگلیسی
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تاریخ نمایه سازی: 27 اسفند 1394

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Being able to convey thoughts and ideas into overt speech in a second or foreign language( L2) is the primary goal of most L2 learners around the world. The present study sought to find out how preparation can influence L2 learners' oral fluency with respect to individual differences in working memory capacity. The participants consisted of sixty-one advanced L2 learners including MA students of TEFL at Yazd University as well as instructors teaching English at Iran Language Institute in Yazd. The data collection consisted of two phases: a working memory test (reading span test) and a picture description task, with a one-month interval between the two tasks. Speaking was elicited through speech generation task in which the individuals were asked to discuss four topics emerging in two pairs.The two pairs included one simple and one complex topic and was accompanied by planning time and without any planning time respectively. Each topic was accompanied by several relevant pictures. L2 fluency was assessed based on preparation. The data were then analyzed in terms of the number of syllables, the number of silent pauses, and the mean length of pauses produced per minute. The statistical findings revealed that preparation played a role in L2 oral fluency between the span groups. In other words, given preparation, the low span group tended to perform the target tasks more successfully.The study offers implications on strategies to improve learners’ both fluency and working memory

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Bahareh Okhovat

Yazd University

Mohammad Javad Rezai

Yazd University

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