Formulaic Language and Second Language Speech Fluency: Background, Evidence and Classroom Applications

by David Wood

Overview

This volume presents a comprehensive look at the phenomenon of formulaic language (multi-word units believed to be mentally stored and retrieved as single units) and its role in fluent speech production.  Focusing on second language speech, the book provides an overview of research into the role of formulaic language in fluency, details a study which provides evidence of that role, and outlines teaching plans and strategies to foster it.  This important area has not been examined in such depth and scope before, and this work has many implications for future research and language pedagogy.  It will appeal to researchers in discourse analysis and second language acquisition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441142405
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	04/26/2012
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.53(d)

About the Author

David Wood is an actor, composer, producer, director, lyric writer, magician, author and playwright, writing and directing a string of theatre hits, all for children, including stage adaptations of well-known books. The Times described him as 'the national children's dramatist'. He was awarded an OBE in 2004 for his services to literature and drama.

Table of Contents

IntroductionPart I: Background1. Fluency2. Formulaic sequences3. Cognitive processing4. Social and cultural factorsPart II: Evidence5. Design of the study6. Quantitative results7. Qualitative analysis8. Conclusions of the research studyPart III: Applications9. Fluency and formulaic language in the classroomBibliographyIndex