A Qualitative Study on Oral Expression Ability of Chinese English Postgraduates: Cognitive Process and Communication Strategies
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TEM8. The simulation involved 3 parts with different topics and difficulty, and the outcome was assessed by an IELETS speaking test criteria.
In order to gain a deeper understanding of the test results, an interview was conducted. The findings revealed that English graduates oral expression is problematic in many aspects such as fluency and coherence, and that students with different cognitive process are likely to adopt
various communicative strategies to complete communication.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/eer.v2i4.4468
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