Lintunen / Mutta / Peltonen Fluency in L2 Learning and Use

Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-1-78892-632-4
Verlag: Multilingual Matters
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 138, 216 Seiten

Reihe: Second Language Acquisition

This book brings together theoretical and empirical approaches to second language (L2) fluency and provides a state-of-the-art overview of current research on the topic. The strength of the volume lies in its interdisciplinarity: the chapters approach fluency from non-traditional starting points and go beyond disciplinary boundaries in their contributions. The volume includes chapters investigating fluency from an L2 perspective and integrates perspectives from related fields, such as psycholinguistics, sign language studies and L2 assessment. The book extends the common foci and approaches of fluency studies and offers new perspectives that enable readers to evaluate critically existing paradigms and models. This encourages the development of more comprehensive frameworks and directs future L2 fluency research into new areas of L2 learning and use.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lintunen, Pekka

Mutta, Maarit

Peltonen, Pauliina

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Spracherwerb, Sprachentwicklung
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1.  Pekka Lintunen, Maarit Mutta and Pauliina Peltonen: Defining Fluency in L2 Learning and Use

Chapter 2.  Pekka Lintunen and Pauliina Peltonen: What is Fluency? Learner Perceptions of the Concept

Chapter 3. Sanna Olkkonen and Maarit Mutta: Cognitive fluency in L2: What Inaccuracies Can Reveal about Processing and Proficiency

Chapter 4. Joanna Anckar and Outi Veivo: Fluency in L2 Listening

Chapter 5. Maarit Mutta: L2 Fluency and Writer Profiles

Chapter 6. Niina Hynninen: Fluency in English as a Lingua Franca Interaction

Chapter 7. Laura Kanto and Ulla-Maija Haapanen: Fluency in Sign Language

Chapter 8. Pauliina Peltonen: Gestures as Fluency-enhancing Resources in L2 Interaction: A Case Study on Multimodal Fluency

Chapter 9. Ari Huhta, Heini Kallio, Sari Ohranen and Riikka Ullakonoja: Fluency in Language Assessment

Chapter 10. Leena Salmi: Fluency in Evaluating and Assessing Translations

Chapter 11. Leena Maria Heikkola and Jenni Alisaari: The Effects of Songs on L2 Proficiency and Spoken Fluency: A Pedagogical Perspective

Chapter 12. Pekka Lintunen, Maarit Mutta and Pauliina Peltonen: Synthesising Approaches to Second Language Fluency: Implications and Future Directions

Über Autor(innen)

Peltonen, Pauliina
Pauliina Peltonen is a university lecturer in the Department of English, University of Turku. She received her PhD degree from the University of Turku (English) in 2020. Currently, she is a postdoctoral researcher in the project "Fluency and Disfluency Features in L2 Speech" (FDF2). Peltonen has previously worked in the project "Fluency across Multilingual Speakers" (MultiFluency). Peltonen’s research interests include second language (L2) speech fluency, L2 oral proficiency, L2 interaction, communication strategies, and multimodality. She is the co-editor of the volume "Fluency in L2 Learning and Use" (with Pekka Lintunen and Maarit Mutta; Multilingual Matters 2020), and her work has been published in journals such as The Modern Language Journal, System, and International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching.

Lintunen, Pekka
Pekka Lintunen is a Senior Lecturer in English, University of Turku, Finland and an Adjunct Professor in Applied Linguistics, University of Jyväskylä, Finland. His main research field is L2 spoken language and pronunciation. Recently he has focused on the fluency and complexity of learner language, learner perceptions and beliefs, and informal language learning.

Mutta, Maarit
Maarit Mutta is a Senior Lecturer in French, University of Turku, Finland and an Adjunct Professor in Foreign Language Learning, University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Her research has mainly focused on online processes of writing, role of vocabulary in writing, writing fluency and writer profiles. Recently she has also studied informal language learning.

Pekka Lintunen is a Senior Lecturer in English, University of Turku, Finland and an Adjunct Professor in Applied Linguistics, University of Jyväskylä, Finland. His main research field is L2 spoken language and pronunciation. Recently he has focused on the fluency and complexity of learner language, learner perceptions and beliefs, and informal language learning.

Maarit Mutta is a Senior Lecturer in French, University of Turku, Finland and an Adjunct Professor in Foreign Language Learning, University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Her research has mainly focused on online processes of writing, role of vocabulary in writing, writing fluency and writer profiles. Recently she has also studied informal language learning.

Pauliina Peltonen is a Doctoral Student in the Department of English, University of Turku, Finland. In her doctoral dissertation, she examines the interplay between fluency and problem-solving mechanisms. She has also collaborated on papers focusing on intonation and fluency and pronunciation feedback.