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- Title
Access Fluidity, Attention Control, and the Acquisition of Fluency in a Second Language.
- Authors
Segalowitz, Norman
- Abstract
The author focuses on language fluency in second language teaching and learning. Fluency is defined as a measurable smoothness in language use. Fluent speakers are able to respond effectively to new situations in the course of using their second language. The are able to speak grammatically and understand and employ humor and shades of meaning. The author discusses two methods that are proposed to measure cognitive fluency in a second language. The two concepts explored are termed access fluidity, sometimes called lexical access, and attention control. Access fluency refers to the ability to quickly determine the association of words to their definitions. And attention control refers to the ability to understand subtle shades of meaning that different phrases represent.
- Subjects
FLUENCY (Language learning); SECOND language acquisition; FOREIGN language education; LEARNING; COMMUNICATIVE competence; VERBAL ability
- Publication
TESOL Quarterly, 2007, Vol 41, Issue 1, p181
- ISSN
0039-8322
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/j.1545-7249.2007.tb00047.x