Abstract:
The term fluency has been used interchangeably amongst English language teachers as well as researchers, and as a result, various definitions have been put forward along with varying measures to assess it. This paper reviews research to define fluency in terms of speaking English as a foreign language. It also looks at how fluency can be measured in order for teachers to be able to accurately assess L2 oral performance and proficiency, and what potential issues this may cause for L2 oral testing.
