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Topic Reading-Vol.2708-9/10/2019
Dear MEL Topic Readers,
How do we measure language fluency?
Do you speak your first language fluently, or smoothly and efficiently? If you think you do, how fluently do you speak a second language compared with your first language?
In fact, one can communicate with others fluently without accuracy in grammar. For example, if someone wants to bargain at a bazaar in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, where multiple languages are exchanged between sellers and buyers, what matters the most is his or her understanding of the numbers the other is bidding and the timely and accurate response. There, it’s not the proficiency of one language but the fluency of multiple languages that makes the ends meet and bring home the bread, and possibly the bacon.
But when it comes to proficiency, one needs to demonstrate accuracy, the ability to produce grammatically correct sentences, grammatical range, vocabulary, pronunciation, and so on. While a certain level of language fluency can be obtained if a person lives in an environment where the language is spoken for some time, these language skills cannot be learned without effort. Indeed, language acquisition varies from one learner to another depending on their motivation, aptitude, and effort.
Enjoy reading and think to what degree you want to learn a second or third language.
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20190903-linguistic-fluency-proficiency-second-language-learning
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