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TY - JOUR
T1 - Using Synchronous Computer-Mediated Communication to Develop L2 Learners’ Oral Fluency
AU - Miura, Atsushi
AU - Nagamine, Takayuki
PY - 2022/9/19
Y1 - 2022/9/19
N2 - The current study investigated the effect of synchronous computer-mediated communication (SCMC) on developing L2 learner utterance fluency. Twenty-two native Japanese learners of English engaged in a series of task-based communicative activities in pairs for 12 weeks using the text-chat function of Microsoft Teams. Although their pre/post performances were not statistically different, the comparison of their oral performance recorded before and after the text-chat activities suggested a slight improvement in fluency, particularly in terms of the pause behavior with mid to large effect sizes. We argue that SCMC could be a promising alternative tool for L2 oral fluency development.
AB - The current study investigated the effect of synchronous computer-mediated communication (SCMC) on developing L2 learner utterance fluency. Twenty-two native Japanese learners of English engaged in a series of task-based communicative activities in pairs for 12 weeks using the text-chat function of Microsoft Teams. Although their pre/post performances were not statistically different, the comparison of their oral performance recorded before and after the text-chat activities suggested a slight improvement in fluency, particularly in terms of the pause behavior with mid to large effect sizes. We argue that SCMC could be a promising alternative tool for L2 oral fluency development.
U2 - 10.31274/psllt.13347
DO - 10.31274/psllt.13347
M3 - Journal article
VL - 12
JO - Virtual PSLLT
JF - Virtual PSLLT
ER -