Say it Fast, Fluent and Flawless
(WorldNews Sweden)

[2017-03-28] A new doctoral dissertation by Parvin Gheitasi at Umeå University explores the different functions of prefabricated phrases in young learners` oral language production. These phrases provided learners with an instrument to overcome their lack of knowledge, to improve their fluency, and to enjoy some language play. `The young learners in this study remind us that it could be frustrating and sometimes demotivating to be in an environment where one cannot communicate easily due to lack of words and/or a low proficiency level in language structure,` says Parvin Gheitasi, doctoral student at the Department of Language Studies, and continues: `Yet, they suggest that one could accept...