8th semester theme: Ways of expressing agreement and disagreement in speaking classes

Fluency – The flow in spoken or written language as perceived by the listener or
reader.
Focus – Concentrated effort or attention on a particular thing.
Follow a sequence – To come after somebody or something in position, time and
happening in a specific order.
Formal settings – A time, place or environment requiring prescribed or fixed customs, rules, ceremonies, etc. (e.g., academic conferences, the professional workplace).
Formative Assessment – A range of formal and informal assessment procedures
employed by teachers during the learning process in order to modify teaching and
learning activities to improve student attainment (Crooks, 2001). It typically involves both students and teachers receiving qualitative feedback (rather than scores) that focuses on the details of content and performance (Huhta, 2010).
Formulaic – Containing a verbal formula or set form of words, such as “How are you? Fine, thanks.”