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Fluency in Second Language Testing: Insights From Different Disciplines

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De Jong, Nivja H.·2018·Language Assessment Quarterly
DOI 10.1080/15434303.2018.1477780
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This article considers the construct of fluency in second language assessment and how it might be informed by research in applied linguistics. It briefly describes the way fluency is conceptualized in four language tests, as embodied in their respective assessment criteria, to show where the field is at present. The article then takes into account recent insights from applied linguistics, and from the fields of psycholinguistics, discourse analysis, and sociolinguistics. The article questions the current conceptualization of fluency in language testing, in which it is defined as a concept that should be sought in the ear of the beholder, and where disfluency is only seen as a deficit. Future research should focus on finding ways to ensure that the measures used in testing reflect the ability to talk fluently and efficiently, rather than measures that only reflect listeners’ impressions about such ability, and to show that these can be marked appropriately and reliably.

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Authors
De Jong, N. H.
Affiliations
Leiden University (NL)
Corresponding author
De Jong, Nivja H.
ORCID
De Jong, Nivja H.
Venue
Language Assessment Quarterly
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2018-06-06
Volume
15
Issue
3
Pages
237-254
ISSN
  • 1543-4303 (ISSN-L)
  • 1543-4311
DOI
10.1080/15434303.2018.1477780
OpenAlex
W2805105683
Cited by
139
References
117
Citations by year
2026: 10 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 36 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 26 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 1
FWCI
49.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Language Assessment Quarterly (publishedVersion)
  • Leiden Repository (Leiden University) (submittedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Second Language Acquisition and Learning
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › Linguistics and Language Analysis
Keywords
second language fluency, second language assessment, disfluency, evaluation criteria, psycholinguistics, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics

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