Improving conversational fluency through the use of communication strategies

Interactions with Japanese junior high school had anecdotally indicated that generally students have problems with conversational fluency in English, in terms of a tendency to have pauses in their conversations. Recent changes to English Language education in Japan would mean that these students wou...

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Main Author: Lau, Meng Ping.
Other Authors: Wong, Philip
Format: Thesis
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/13739
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Summary:Interactions with Japanese junior high school had anecdotally indicated that generally students have problems with conversational fluency in English, in terms of a tendency to have pauses in their conversations. Recent changes to English Language education in Japan would mean that these students would face greater challenges in oral fluency demands in the near future.