Temporal fluency and problem-solving in interaction: An exploratory study of fluency resources in L2 dialogue

In this second article of my PhD dissertation, I examined the connections between temporal fluency and problem-solving mechanisms in L2 dialogues from 42 Finnish learners of English. The results indicate that temporal and dialogue fluency measures differentiate learners at different school levels, but the relationship between CSs and fluency is complex. The results highlight the importance of combining quantitative and qualitative analysis in L2 fluency studies. Conceptually, L2 speech fluency should include collaborative aspects (dialogue fluency) in addition to individual, temporal fluency, and cover resources for maintaining fluency.