Discussions
Cruz and Long discuss their work.On Gender and Fluency
One of the issues concerning English language learning, is whether gender is a factor in fluency. Many articles and books have shown that men have a general tendency to ‘dominate’ discussions and to ‘outtalk’ women in female-male discussions. Our research here shows the results concerning this question.
Why Fluency?
What is Fluency?
The Research Origins
Research Implications
2017 Recordings
Long and Cruz continued their discussions in a series of audio recordings. Please enjoy them here.
Gendered Grammatical Accuracy
Conversation Dynamics
Dysfluency Issues
Initiating Conversation
Making Students Relax
Turn-Taking Dos and Don’ts
Student Preferred Topics
Controversial Opinions
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