The impact of online task planning conditions on L2 utterance fluency and self-perceived fluency: a study of Chinese EFL learners
This study examines the effects of online task planning conditions on L2 learners' utterance fluency and self-perceived fluency among Chinese EFL learners. Ninety participants were randomly assigned to Pressured Online Planning (POP), Unpressured Online Planning (UOP), and Hybrid Online Plannin...
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| description | This study examines the effects of online task planning conditions on L2 learners' utterance fluency and self-perceived fluency among Chinese EFL learners. Ninety participants were randomly assigned to Pressured Online Planning (POP), Unpressured Online Planning (UOP), and Hybrid Online Planning (HOP) groups. Participants completed a narrative task based on a Mr. Bean video clip under their respective planning conditions. Utterance fluency was measured using temporal and linguistic indicators, while self-perceived fluency was assessed through CEFR self-assessment and an Analytic Fluency Perception Scale. Results indicate that the hybrid condition yielded significantly higher speech and articulation rates, with fewer disfluencies compared to other conditions (p < .001). Notably, self-perceived fluency did not consistently align with objective measures or rater evaluations, particularly in the pressured condition. The study reveals complex relationships between task planning conditions, objective fluency measures, and learners' self-perceptions, contributing to our understanding of L2 speech production processes and informing task-based language teaching practices. |
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| spelling | upm-1173072025-05-13T09:03:48Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/117307/ The impact of online task planning conditions on L2 utterance fluency and self-perceived fluency: a study of Chinese EFL learners Han, Xu Yahya, Yasir Yap, Ngee Thai This study examines the effects of online task planning conditions on L2 learners' utterance fluency and self-perceived fluency among Chinese EFL learners. Ninety participants were randomly assigned to Pressured Online Planning (POP), Unpressured Online Planning (UOP), and Hybrid Online Planning (HOP) groups. Participants completed a narrative task based on a Mr. Bean video clip under their respective planning conditions. Utterance fluency was measured using temporal and linguistic indicators, while self-perceived fluency was assessed through CEFR self-assessment and an Analytic Fluency Perception Scale. Results indicate that the hybrid condition yielded significantly higher speech and articulation rates, with fewer disfluencies compared to other conditions (p < .001). Notably, self-perceived fluency did not consistently align with objective measures or rater evaluations, particularly in the pressured condition. The study reveals complex relationships between task planning conditions, objective fluency measures, and learners' self-perceptions, contributing to our understanding of L2 speech production processes and informing task-based language teaching practices. Academy Publication 2024-12-04 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_nd_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/117307/1/117307.pdf Han, Xu and Yahya, Yasir and Yap, Ngee Thai (2024) The impact of online task planning conditions on L2 utterance fluency and self-perceived fluency: a study of Chinese EFL learners. Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 14 (12). pp. 3756-3767. ISSN 1799-2591; eISSN: 2053-0692 https://tpls.academypublication.com/index.php/tpls/article/view/9141 10.17507/tpls.1412.09 |
| spellingShingle | Han, Xu Yahya, Yasir Yap, Ngee Thai The impact of online task planning conditions on L2 utterance fluency and self-perceived fluency: a study of Chinese EFL learners |
| title | The impact of online task planning conditions on L2 utterance fluency and self-perceived fluency: a study of Chinese EFL learners |
| title_full | The impact of online task planning conditions on L2 utterance fluency and self-perceived fluency: a study of Chinese EFL learners |
| title_fullStr | The impact of online task planning conditions on L2 utterance fluency and self-perceived fluency: a study of Chinese EFL learners |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of online task planning conditions on L2 utterance fluency and self-perceived fluency: a study of Chinese EFL learners |
| title_short | The impact of online task planning conditions on L2 utterance fluency and self-perceived fluency: a study of Chinese EFL learners |
| title_sort | impact of online task planning conditions on l2 utterance fluency and self-perceived fluency: a study of chinese efl learners |
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