Effects of Focused Instruction of Formulaic Sequences on Fluent Expression in Second Language Narratives: A Case Study

Autor/in	Wood, David
Titel	Effects of Focused Instruction of Formulaic Sequences on Fluent Expression in Second Language Narratives: A Case Study
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquee, 12 (2009) 1, S.39-57 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1481-868X
Schlagwörter	Language Patterns; Second Language Learning; Grammar; Second Language Instruction; Language Fluency; Figurative Language; Japanese; English (Second Language); Personal Narratives; Phrase Structure; Teaching Methods; Case Studies + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachmodell; Sprachstruktur; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Grammatik; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Japaner; Japanisch; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Erlebniserzählung; Phrasenstruktur; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study
Abstract	While knowledge of what constitutes fluent speech has developed over the past several decades, it is still unclear how language teachers can facilitate its acquisition by second language learners. Fluency is generally accepted as being a function of temporal variables of speech such as rate of speaking and the number of words or syllables uttered between hesitations. A considerable amount of evidence exists that formulaic sequences, multi-word phenomena such as collocations, idioms, phrasal verbs and so on, play a role in the production of fluent speech. The present study is an investigation into the effects of focused instruction of formulaic sequences and fluency on the performance of a Japanese learner of English in spontaneous narratives in English. Results indicate a strong increase in fluency after six weeks of focused instruction, and a relationship between the instruction and the fluency and use of formulaic sequences in the learner speech samples. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics / Association canadienne de linguistique appliquee. Departement de langues, linguistique et traduction, Pavillon de Koninck, Universite Laval, Quebec, QC G1K 7P4, Canada. Web site: http://www.aclacaal.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10