A Recurring Question
I have a question for y’all, and while it’s true that I’m asking it now just because I haven’t blogged in a while (too long) and am leaving town (and free Internet access) for the weekend, I am actually very interested in your responses, too, as I've had this question for a while now. :o)My question: how would you define lingual fluency? Or, to restate it another way: what would you say makes one fluent in any given language?
Thanks. Have a good one, everybody!
posted by Kate @ 7:18 AM
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Do you find it easy to communicate with others? Is it easy to understand them? Is it easy for them to understand you?
If answers are yes, I'd call you fluent.
I know you're frustrated a lot of the time by lack of vocabulary... but are 7-year old Americans not "fluent" in English because they don't know all the words that I do?
fluent: the words flow, and generally in a smooth manner. Non-fluent: thought is blocked by the words.
Of course now and then even native speakers get stuck for words or have a hard time expressing a thought.
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