Table 3 Oral fluency perceived by English teachers (MA) and English teachers (Doctor)
Statements | English teachers (MA) | English teachers (Doctor) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Min | Max | Mean | SD | N | Min | Max | Mean | SD | |
1) Oral fluency happens when a speaker can speak about something at length | 22 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 3.69 | 1.0413 | 10 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.20 | .44721 |
2) Oral fluency happens when a speaker can make himself/herself clearly understood. | 22 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 4.23 | .61193 | 10 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.40 | .54772 |
3) Oral fluency happens when a speaker can use sentence connectors well. | 22 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 3.40 | .81118 | 10 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.80 | .44721 |
4) Oral fluency happens when a speaker can maintain their thoughts during the speech. | 22 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.55 | .50965 | 10 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.80 | .44721 |
5) Oral fluency happens when a speaker pauses less frequently during the speech. | 22 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 3.77 | .92231 | 10 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 4.20 | .83666 |
6) Oral fluency happens when a speaker tends not to reformulate their speech. | 22 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 3.36 | .72673 | 10 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 3.40 | 1.3416 |
7) Oral fluency happens when a speaker can express himself/herself spontaneously. | 22 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 4.32 | .77989 | 10 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.60 | .54772 |
8) Oral fluency happens when a speaker can express himself/herself effortlessly. | 22 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 4.14 | .88884 | 10 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 4.40 | .89443 |
9) Oral fluency happens when a speaker can use a natural colloquial flow. | 22 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 4.14 | .77432 | 10 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.20 | .44721 |
10) Oral fluency happens when a speaker can link sounds together when possible. | 22 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 4.18 | .73266 | 10 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 3.80 | .83666 |
11) Oral fluency happens when a speaker can avoid articulating some hesitant words like “umh…, ah….a, etc.” | 22 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | .69007 | 10 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 1.2247 |
12) Oral fluency happens when a speaker can stress the important points during the speech. | 22 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.36 | .49237 | 10 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 3.80 | .83666 |
13) Oral fluency happens when a speaker can compare and contrast ideas during the speech. | 22 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 3.95 | .72225 | 10 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 1.2247 |
14) Oral fluency happens when a speaker can speak freely about a topic with correctly grammatical language. | 22 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | .69007 | 10 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 3.60 | .89443 |
15) Oral fluency happens when a speaker can speak freely about a topic with correct pronunciation. | 22 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 4.18 | .58849 | 10 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.20 | .44721 |
16) Oral fluency happens when a speaker can speak freely about a topic with correct use of vocabulary. | 22 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 4.18 | .73266 | 10 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.20 | .44721 |
17) Oral fluency happens when a speaker can speak freely albeit some misuse of vocabulary. | 22 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 3.55 | .91168 | 10 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 3.60 | .89443 |
18) Oral fluency happens when a speaker can speak freely albeit some mispronunciation of words. | 22 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 3.50 | 1.0578 | 10 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | .00000 |
Valid N (listwise) | 22 | 5 | ||||||||