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Crossing the Proficiency Divide

This study reports on the monologic and dialogic discourse from 42 students, and how student fluency and production (speaking time and the number of words spoken) differ over two groups, one with lower TOEIC scores (average 257) and the other with higher TOEIC scores (659). While speaking times were marginally significant, the number of words doubled with the advanced group. A common problem, however, is the students’ inability to elaborate more on their initial responses.