Issues in Teaching, Learning and Testing Speaking in a Second Language

Conversational English: Teaching spontaneity.- Local cultures in English: Intercultural communication in an international educational context.- Developing second language oral competence through an integrated discursive approach: The conceptual framework of the project and results of a pilot study.- It's small words that make a big difference.- Preparing tertiary students for study abroad programs - the identity negotiation perspective.- Correlates and predictors of L2 Willingness to Communicate in Polish adolescents.- Investigating foreign language speaking anxiety among advanced learners of English.- Advanced learners' use of communication strategies in spontaneous language performance.- Oral communication strategies used by Turkish students learning English as a foreign language.- The effect of diacritics on kinetic tone direction and placement.- Is there any place for silence in the communication-oriented process of adult language learning?.- Videoconferencing as a tool for developing speaking skills.- Using storybooks as a catalyst for negotiating of meaning and enhancing speaking among very young learners of L2: Evidence from a case study.- Business meetings as a genre - pedagogical implications for teaching Business English.- Developing and testing speaking skills in academic discourse.- Designing a self-assessment instrument for developing the speaking skill at the advanced level.