| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立清華大學 === 外國語文學系 === 102 === Abstract
The aim of the present study is to explore three advanced EFL learners’ FSs uses in oral production over time by analyzing how three dimensions of FS: frequency, variation, and accuracy change and interact within fifteen weeks. Participants were three advanced English learners who were studying in a MA program in a public university in northern Taiwan. The learners’ FSs uses were tracked through the collection of oral production three times at six-week intervals. Each participant gave three impromptu speeches and engaged in three conversations respectively. The transcripts of the impromptu speeches and the conversations were analyzed by quantitatively calculating the FS frequency, variation, and accuracy values, and qualitatively annotating the functions of FS in context. The results reveal that the learners’ FS frequency and variation values fluctuated in their oral production in a small degree, while the FS accuracy values remained in a more stable state. Overall, the participants showed excellent performance in FS uses in the three dimensions, reaching the level of native-speaker use. No salient interaction was observed among the three dimensions of FSs. These findings have pedagogical implications for designing speaking tasks at advanced levels. It is suggested that future research on advanced EFL learners’ FS development can be examined with qualitative data such as interviews.
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