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Exploring L2 speech fluency of advanced learners from the perspective of linguistic self-confidence and communication confidence




TekijätSzyszka, Magdalena; Lintunen, Pekka; Pawlak, Mirosław

KustantajaSAGE Publications

Julkaisuvuosi2026

Lehti: Language Teaching Research

Artikkelin numero13621688251407238

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Lopetussivu24

ISSN1362-1688

eISSN1477-0954

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1177/13621688251407238

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Verkko-osoitehttps://doi.org/10.1177/13621688251407238

Rinnakkaistallenteen osoitehttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/508135533

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This study explores the relationship between two facets of confidence in second language (L2) learning: linguistic self-confidence (LSC) and L2 communication confidence (L2 CC), and how they interplay with L2 speech fluency. The data were collected from 102 advanced L2 learners who performed a monologue task to capture their L2 speech fluency, measured in terms of breakdown fluency markers (mean length of silent pauses, frequency of filled and silent pauses), speed of speech (articulation rate), and composite indices (speech rate, phonation–time ratio, and mean length of run). The levels of L2 CC were established with the scale developed by Mystkowska-Wiertelak and Pawlak, while LSC levels were reported using a questionnaire designed for the purposes of the study. The results showed that LSC and L2 CC, while related, are distinct constructs. Regression analyses indicated that LSC accounted for 6% of the variance in speech rate and mean length of run, while L2 CC and LSC jointly predicted variation in frequency of filled pauses. Comparisons between groups with low and high levels of LSC revealed significant differences in temporal and breakdown L2 fluency indices; however, most of them lost statistical significance after applying corrections. The low and high L2 CC groups differed significantly in articulation rate. The outcomes of the study can serve as a basis for several implications for teaching and evaluating L2 speech.


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This work was a part of the Fluency and Disfluency Features in L2 Speech project, supported by the Research Council of Finland (decision number 331903).


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