The objective of this study is to analyze the effectiveness of the systematic instruction of argumentative discourse in assisting English as a second language (ESL) students of the University of Costa Rica (UCR) in developing ...

ADD is one of the most common special educational needs in Ecuador. The objective of the present work is to design a methodological guide for students with ADD to improve their spoken fluency in English. The methodology ...

Twelve 14-to-15-year-old students participated in this investigation. The participants faced difficulties to speak fluently in L2 and they evinced different levels of proficiency, as most of them ranked A1 or less and ...

Verbal fluency is the ability to produce a satisfying sequence of spoken words during a given time interval. The core of verbal fluency lies in the capacity to manage the executive aspects of language. The standard scores ...

This paper describes an action research project that was conducted at Montessori School in Cartagena, Colombia. The study aims to influence students` fluency and accuracy in speaking through the implementation of some oral ...

This study focused on the improvement of oral communication in the classroom. The main concern was to attain better EFL oral communication results through the implementation of classroom role-playing, emphasizing the ...

El presente estudio explora los efectos de la implementación de tareas de interacción en el desarrollo de la fluidez verbal en un grupo de once estudiantes con un nivel de inglés A1 de acuerdo al Marco Común Europeo y ...

Acquiring oral fluency currently appears to be a challenge for most EFL tertiary learners. Traditional education lacks authenticity in terms of practice and real-life conversational situations, creating a gap between the ...