Successful Spoken English

2017

Overview

This book examines how spoken learner corpora can define and explore the elements of successful spoken English. It operates on the principle that learners can communicate effectively even with non-standard forms. The study analyzes speech databases from learners at different CEFR levels to identify characteristics of proficient speakers.

Who it's for

• Postgraduate students of TESOL and Applied Linguistics.
• Pre- and in-service English language teachers.
• Researchers in language acquisition.

Key features

• Explores communicative competence, including linguistic strategies and speech organization.
• Demonstrates quantitative and qualitative data analysis using corpus tools.
• Discusses word frequency and other linguistic features.
• Offers recommendations for teaching practices and future research.
• Hardback binding.
• 208 pages.
• ISBN: 9781138683990.
• Published by Taylor & Francis.