چکیده:
The activity of speaking is conducted spontaneously and there is not much time devoted to preplanning and arrangingthe utterances the speaker intends to deliver. Briefly defined, gambits and routines refer to the words and phrases thatfacilitate the flow of conversations. As such, one way to help learners acquire oral proficiency is to teach gambits that
support the social skills emphasized. The present study aimed to investigate the speaking fluency of Iranianintermediate EFL learners through conversational gambits and routines. To this end, the subjects of the present studyconsisted of an experimental group and a control group each containing 30 students who attended listening andspeaking classes. To count the frequency of gambit tokens and identify their functions, the recorded data were analyzed
utilizing Keller and Warner’s classification of conversational gambits. The results of the t-test revealed that theexperimental group possessed better speaking fluency based on the occurrences of gambit categories. There was apositive correlation between the number of gambits and the scores of fluency test. Evidently, the findings of the presentstudy may have implications for EFL teachers and syllabus designers.
خلاصه ماشینی:
"Enriching Speaking Fluency through Conversational Gambits and Routines among Iranian Intermediate EFL Learners Javad Akbari Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch E-mail: javadakbari92@yahoo.
The present study aimed to investigate the speaking fluency of Iranian intermediate EFL learners through conversational gambits and routines.
To this end, the present research study attempted to investigate speaking fluency enrichment through conversational gambits and routines among Iranian intermediate EFL learners.
Furthermore, another objective of this research is to determine to what extent the use of conversational gambits and routine formulas can help learners boost their level of confidence in speaking.
5. Discussion The present study investigated the contributory role of conversational gambits and routines in improving speaking fluency of Iranian intermediate EFL learners.
In line with Yorio (1992), this study revealed that conversational gambits and routines can improve speaking fluency of Iranian intermediate EFL learners.
To conclude, utilization of conversational gambits and routines improves the speaking fluency of Iranian intermediate EFL learners.
In addition, the results of this research study may provide significant help for students who are learning English as a foreign language and seeking ways to improve their speaking fluency through social interactions.
7. Conclusion The current research study attempted to examine the beneficial effect of conversational gambits and routines on speaking fluency of Iranian intermediate EFL learners.
Accordingly, this investigation proved that utilization of conversational gambits and formulaic routines can facilitate and improve the speaking fluency of Iranian intermediate EFL learners."