Had the pleasure of presenting findings from the completed #FDF2 project and fresh insights into my current #ILFACT project in beautiful Prague last month at the Learner Corpus Research conference ✨ And of course it was wonderful to be reunited with my dear colleague Sandra! @utu.fi #FlowLangGroup
October 14, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Had the pleasure of presenting findings from the completed #FDF2 project and fresh insights into my current #ILFACT project in beautiful Prague last month at the Learner Corpus Research conference ✨ And of course it was wonderful to be reunited with my dear colleague Sandra! @utu.fi #FlowLangGroup
A new open access article with Magdalena Szyszka and Mirosław Pawlak We studied the links between L2 communication confidence (L2 CC) and linguistic self-confidence (LSC) and speech fluency. #FlowLangGroup #Leala
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Exploring L2 speech fluency of advanced learners from the perspective of linguistic self-confidence and communication confidence - Magdalena Szyszka, Pekka Lintunen, Mirosław Pawlak, 2026
This study explores the relationship between two facets of confidence in second language (L2) learning: linguistic self-confidence (LSC) and L2 communication co...
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January 12, 2026 at 9:01 AM
A new open access article with Magdalena Szyszka and Mirosław Pawlak We studied the links between L2 communication confidence (L2 CC) and linguistic self-confidence (LSC) and speech fluency. #FlowLangGroup #Leala
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Just published: Elina Lehtilä's excellent study on multilingual speakers' fluency, with eye-movement data providing extra insights into cognitive fluency. Thank you for the funding The Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland! #leala #FlowLangGroup
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Individual differences in multilingual speakers’ fluency: a qualitative analysis of speech and eye-movement data
The present study aims to examine individual differences in the connections between first (L1), second (L2), and third language (L3) utterance fluency and to investigate the potential of eye-tracking ...
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March 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Just published: Elina Lehtilä's excellent study on multilingual speakers' fluency, with eye-movement data providing extra insights into cognitive fluency. Thank you for the funding The Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland! #leala #FlowLangGroup
www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
Just published by our #FlowLangGroup - Magdalena Szyszka investigates the relationship between L2 utterance fluency and trait-like L2 Willingness to Communicate (WTC). www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
Exploring the interplay of trait-like L2 willingness to communicate, international posture, language anxiety and fluency in monologue L2 speech
Willingness to communicate in a second language (L2 WTC) refers to the readiness to initiate speech and is influenced by psychological, linguistic, and contextual factors contributing to both stable a...
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February 20, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Just published by our #FlowLangGroup - Magdalena Szyszka investigates the relationship between L2 utterance fluency and trait-like L2 Willingness to Communicate (WTC). www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
Kirjoitin sujuvuustutkimuksesta Suomalaisen Tiedeakatemian AASF-julkaisuun: journal.fi/aasf/article... Tuoreimmassa numerossa 1/2026 paljon muutakin kiinnostavaa kesäluettavaa! journal.fi/aasf/issue/v... @utu.fi #FlowLangGroup
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July 1, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Kirjoitin sujuvuustutkimuksesta Suomalaisen Tiedeakatemian AASF-julkaisuun: journal.fi/aasf/article... Tuoreimmassa numerossa 1/2026 paljon muutakin kiinnostavaa kesäluettavaa! journal.fi/aasf/issue/v... @utu.fi #FlowLangGroup
It was a pleasure to spend some days in Paris working together on the #ILFACT project data with my colleague Dr. Loulou Kosmala! Read more about my research visit here: sites.utu.fi/kielen-oppim... (disclaimer: you might get hungry!) #FlowLangGroup #fluency @utu.fi
Cats, crêpes & collaboration: Research visit to Paris | Kielen oppimisen tutkimuskeskus Leala
The L2 Interactional Fluency across Contexts (ILFACT) project, conducted in the Department of English at the University of Turku (2024–2028, funded by the R ...
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April 17, 2026 at 12:28 PM
It was a pleasure to spend some days in Paris working together on the #ILFACT project data with my colleague Dr. Loulou Kosmala! Read more about my research visit here: sites.utu.fi/kielen-oppim... (disclaimer: you might get hungry!) #FlowLangGroup #fluency @utu.fi
Huge congrats to ILFACT project researcher Saara Naapila for securing a 4-year funding for her PhD project "Language anxiety and speech fluency among multilingual speakers in Finland"! 🥳 #FlowLangGroup @utu.fi @koneensaatio.fi koneensaatio.fi/apurahat-ja-...
Language anxiety and speech fluency among multilingual speakers in Finland - Koneen Säätiö
Tutkin väitöstutkimuksessani suomalaisten monikielisten puhujien kokemaa ahdistusta ensikieltä (suomi/ruotsi), toista kotimaista kieltä (ruotsi/suomi) sekä vierasta kieltä (englanti) puhuttaessa. Puhe...
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December 11, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Huge congrats to ILFACT project researcher Saara Naapila for securing a 4-year funding for her PhD project "Language anxiety and speech fluency among multilingual speakers in Finland"! 🥳 #FlowLangGroup @utu.fi @koneensaatio.fi koneensaatio.fi/apurahat-ja-...
If you prefer reading a more concise version of what this study was all about and what we discovered, check out our 1-page OASIS summary of it (open access of course)! www.oasis-database.org/details/mhmm... #FDF2 #FlowLangGroup
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October 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
If you prefer reading a more concise version of what this study was all about and what we discovered, check out our 1-page OASIS summary of it (open access of course)! www.oasis-database.org/details/mhmm... #FDF2 #FlowLangGroup
Happy to announce that our article (w/ Sandra Götz & @pekkalintunen.bsky.social) exploring L1 & L2 speech #fluency in monologue + dialogue is now out in SSLA (OA)! Part of the recently completed #FDF2 project (funded by the Research Council of Finland). #FlowLangGroup @utu.fi doi.org/10.1017/S027...
The Impact of L1 Speaking Style, Task Mode, and L2 Proficiency on L2 Fluency: A Within-subject Study of Monologic and Dialogic Speech | Studies in Second Language Acquisition | Cambridge Core
The Impact of L1 Speaking Style, Task Mode, and L2 Proficiency on L2 Fluency: A Within-subject Study of Monologic and Dialogic Speech
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October 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Happy to announce that our article (w/ Sandra Götz & @pekkalintunen.bsky.social) exploring L1 & L2 speech #fluency in monologue + dialogue is now out in SSLA (OA)! Part of the recently completed #FDF2 project (funded by the Research Council of Finland). #FlowLangGroup @utu.fi doi.org/10.1017/S027...
Finally, #FlowLangGroup member Maarit Mutta @maaritmutta.bsky.social presented our work combining data from #FDF2 and #KISUVI projects, to examine learners' written and spoken profiles in the L1 + L2 and their anxiety during these tasks. Thanks again to the audience! #EuroSLA34 @koneensaatio.fi
June 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Finally, #FlowLangGroup member Maarit Mutta @maaritmutta.bsky.social presented our work combining data from #FDF2 and #KISUVI projects, to examine learners' written and spoken profiles in the L1 + L2 and their anxiety during these tasks. Thanks again to the audience! #EuroSLA34 @koneensaatio.fi
Elina Lehtilä (#FlowLangGroup member and #ILFACT project researcher) did a very impressive job in summarizing her whole PhD and its four substudies in a 20-minute presentation on Friday morning 👏 #EuroSLA34
June 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Elina Lehtilä (#FlowLangGroup member and #ILFACT project researcher) did a very impressive job in summarizing her whole PhD and its four substudies in a 20-minute presentation on Friday morning 👏 #EuroSLA34
On Thursday, me & Clare Wright had the pleasure of presenting a new framework for studying fluency in interaction based on data from two projects (one of them being #FlowLangGroup #FDF2 that ended last year). Thanks to the audience for the discussion and feedback! #EuroSLA34
(📷: Magdalena Szyszka)
(📷: Magdalena Szyszka)
June 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
On Thursday, me & Clare Wright had the pleasure of presenting a new framework for studying fluency in interaction based on data from two projects (one of them being #FlowLangGroup #FDF2 that ended last year). Thanks to the audience for the discussion and feedback! #EuroSLA34
(📷: Magdalena Szyszka)
(📷: Magdalena Szyszka)
#FlowLangGroup was well represented at #EuroSLA34! On Friday, we presented the aims, methods, and work packages of the #ILFACT project (funded by the Research Council of Finland). Thanks to everyone who stopped by!
(Me on the left, Elina Lehtilä on the right. Photo by @maaritmutta.bsky.social)
(Me on the left, Elina Lehtilä on the right. Photo by @maaritmutta.bsky.social)
June 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
#FlowLangGroup was well represented at #EuroSLA34! On Friday, we presented the aims, methods, and work packages of the #ILFACT project (funded by the Research Council of Finland). Thanks to everyone who stopped by!
(Me on the left, Elina Lehtilä on the right. Photo by @maaritmutta.bsky.social)
(Me on the left, Elina Lehtilä on the right. Photo by @maaritmutta.bsky.social)
Preparations for #EuroSLA34 are in full swing! Picked up our ILFACT poster today from the printer & excited to showcase it next week in Tromsø!
Come and check it out during Poster session II ✨
➡️ When? Friday 27th, at 3 pm
➡️ Where? Solhallen (TEO-H1 U1.803)
#FlowLangGroup @eurosla.bsky.social
Come and check it out during Poster session II ✨
➡️ When? Friday 27th, at 3 pm
➡️ Where? Solhallen (TEO-H1 U1.803)
#FlowLangGroup @eurosla.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Preparations for #EuroSLA34 are in full swing! Picked up our ILFACT poster today from the printer & excited to showcase it next week in Tromsø!
Come and check it out during Poster session II ✨
➡️ When? Friday 27th, at 3 pm
➡️ Where? Solhallen (TEO-H1 U1.803)
#FlowLangGroup @eurosla.bsky.social
Come and check it out during Poster session II ✨
➡️ When? Friday 27th, at 3 pm
➡️ Where? Solhallen (TEO-H1 U1.803)
#FlowLangGroup @eurosla.bsky.social
Yesterday we had the pleasure to present a part of the ILFACT project focusing on eye-tracking at the "Show what you got!" day organized by the Turku EyeLabs @utu.fi. Thanks to the audience for the helpful tips & interesting presentations on on-going/planned eye-tracking research! 🙏 #FlowLangGroup
June 17, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Yesterday we had the pleasure to present a part of the ILFACT project focusing on eye-tracking at the "Show what you got!" day organized by the Turku EyeLabs @utu.fi. Thanks to the audience for the helpful tips & interesting presentations on on-going/planned eye-tracking research! 🙏 #FlowLangGroup
The #ILFACT data collection in Marburg this week was a success! So grateful for all the local help we received 🙏 To the wonderful student participants: thank you for contributing to fluency research!
(In the 📸: ILFACT collaborator Sandra Götz, project researcher Saara Naapila & me) #FlowLangGroup
(In the 📸: ILFACT collaborator Sandra Götz, project researcher Saara Naapila & me) #FlowLangGroup
May 15, 2025 at 12:29 PM
The #ILFACT data collection in Marburg this week was a success! So grateful for all the local help we received 🙏 To the wonderful student participants: thank you for contributing to fluency research!
(In the 📸: ILFACT collaborator Sandra Götz, project researcher Saara Naapila & me) #FlowLangGroup
(In the 📸: ILFACT collaborator Sandra Götz, project researcher Saara Naapila & me) #FlowLangGroup
Greetings from Germany! Next week, the #ILFACT project data collection continues at Philipps-University Marburg. Preparations are well under way and I’m looking forward to meeting local students on Monday! #FlowLangGroup
May 8, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Greetings from Germany! Next week, the #ILFACT project data collection continues at Philipps-University Marburg. Preparations are well under way and I’m looking forward to meeting local students on Monday! #FlowLangGroup
Spent last week at the University of Lleida in Spain, invited by my colleague Alexandra Vraciu. Had a wonderful time meeting students from the Faculty of Education, planning future collaborations & presenting #FlowLangGroup fluency research to the research group Cercle de Lingüística Aplicada (📷).
February 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Spent last week at the University of Lleida in Spain, invited by my colleague Alexandra Vraciu. Had a wonderful time meeting students from the Faculty of Education, planning future collaborations & presenting #FlowLangGroup fluency research to the research group Cercle de Lingüística Aplicada (📷).
Had fun giving a presentation on my #fluency research at Young Academy Finland’s event earlier today. Learned a lot from the other presentations as well (and yes, I still take notes by hand)! #FlowLangGroup
November 29, 2024 at 3:36 PM
Had fun giving a presentation on my #fluency research at Young Academy Finland’s event earlier today. Learned a lot from the other presentations as well (and yes, I still take notes by hand)! #FlowLangGroup
Want to advertise my new project ”L2 Interactional Fluency across Contexts” (ILFACT; launched this September) a bit here as well, since our project researcher Elina Lehtilä made this beautiful illustration for it: sites.utu.fi/flowlang/pro... #FlowLangGroup
ILFACT | FlowLang
L2 Interactional Fluency across Contexts (ILFACT)
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November 28, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Want to advertise my new project ”L2 Interactional Fluency across Contexts” (ILFACT; launched this September) a bit here as well, since our project researcher Elina Lehtilä made this beautiful illustration for it: sites.utu.fi/flowlang/pro... #FlowLangGroup
#FlowLangGroup publication news off the #MultiFluency project 🎉 Elina Lehtilä’s brilliant study on how L1 speaking style impacts L2/L3 #fluency assessments has just been published in Nordand! #OpenAccess, funded by the Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland. doi.org/10.18261/nor...
How Does Access to L1 Speech Affect L2 and L3 Perceived Fluency?: Evidence from Finnish-Speaking and Finnish–Swedish Bilingual Speakers: Nordand: Vol 19, No 2
Idunn is Scandinavian University Press’ (Universitetsforlaget) digital publishing platform for academic journals and books.
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November 20, 2024 at 8:27 PM
#FlowLangGroup publication news off the #MultiFluency project 🎉 Elina Lehtilä’s brilliant study on how L1 speaking style impacts L2/L3 #fluency assessments has just been published in Nordand! #OpenAccess, funded by the Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland. doi.org/10.18261/nor...