Fluency and the Role of Training in Second Language German

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dc.contributor.advisorO'Brien, Mary Grantham
dc.contributor.authorKopnicka, Simona
dc.contributor.committeememberRoy, Sylvie
dc.contributor.committeememberHoenle, Sandra
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-29T16:53:52Z
dc.date.available2016-04-29T16:53:52Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractFluency, that is spoken language that flows without interruptions or pauses, is often neglected in favor of other language components such as reading, writing, listening and speaking grammatically correctly in a language classroom. Although fluency falls under speaking skills, it is often not taught in L2 classrooms. Studies suggest a variety of exercises focused on fluency improvement but only a few of them have actually been tested. This thesis examines the effect of classroom-based fluency training on the ability of intermediate-level learners of German to produce more fluent utterances on a Picture Story description task and a monologue task. The results reveal that training did not improve learners’ fluency and that the learners performed better at the monologue than the Picture Story. Speech stream factors such as speech rate, filled non-lexical pauses, filled lexical pauses and repetitions were correlated with fluency ratings assigned by native German speakers. The results have implications for fluency teaching in L2 classrooms.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKopnicka, S. (2016). Fluency and the Role of Training in Second Language German (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26193en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26193
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/2918
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEducation--Teacher Training
dc.subjectLanguage
dc.subject.classificationfluencyen_US
dc.subject.classificationsecond language acquisitionen_US
dc.titleFluency and the Role of Training in Second Language German
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineGermanic, Slavic and East Asian Studies
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
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