FLOW: Fluency in Oral interaction Workshop

This workshop will be of interest to all researchers interested in second language oral fluency in the narrow sense (i.e. fluidity of oral production) and its development, including those interested in the acquisition of fluency in instructed and immersion contexts as well as those interested fluency assessment. Fluency, even when narrowly defined as fluidity of oral production, is a complex construct and measuring it presents a number of challenges. The purpose of this workshop will be to provide researchers basic training in the use of PRAAT to code oral data for a range of fluency measures, as well as an opportunity to discuss some of the many challenges associated with measuring oral fluency (see programme, below).

Thanks to the Centre for Advanced Studies in Language and Education (CReLLU), Department of Education, University of York, this event is free to attend. Places are, however, limited and will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Coffee will be provided in the afternoon. Participants joining the PRAAT workshop in the morning are, however, asked to provide their own lunch.

Registration has now closed. To add your name to the waiting list, please complete our online form.

Seminars in the afternoon will be streamed live. Receive information on how to join them.

For further information about the event, please contact the organiser Dr Zoe Handley (zoe.handley@york.ac.uk).

Programme