Fluency (also called volubility and eloquency) refers to continuity, smoothness, rate, and effort in speech production.
In speech language pathology it means the flow with which sounds, syllables, words and phrases are joined when speaking quickly, where fluency disorder has been used as a collective term for cluttering and stuttering.
In speech language pathology it means the smoothness or flow with which sounds, syllables, words and phrases are joined when speaking quickly.
It is generally thought that the later in life a learner approaches the study of a foreign language, the harder it is to acquire receptive (auditory) comprehension and fluent production (speaking) skills.
However, the critical period hypothesis is a hotly debated topic, with some scholars stating that adults can in fact become fluent in acquiring a second language.
[2] So although it is often assumed that young children learn languages more easily than adolescents and adults,[15][16] the reverse is in fact true; older learners are faster.
[16] Since childhood is a critical period, widespread opinion holds that it is easier for young children to learn a second language than it is for adults.
Children can even acquire native fluency when exposed to the language on a consistent basis with rich interaction in a social setting.
Learning environment, comprehensible instructional materials, teacher, and the learner are indispensable elements in SLA and developing fluency in children.
During working memory, words are filtered, processed, and rehearsed, and information is stored while focusing on the next piece of interaction.
Fluency is a speech language pathology term which means the smoothness or flow with which sounds, syllables, words and phrases are joined when speaking quickly.