foreignspeaking
Foreignspeaking is a term used to describe the use of languages other than one's native language in spoken communication. It can refer to the act of speaking in a foreign language as well as the individual's ability to do so, typically described in terms of proficiency, fluency, and functional competence. While not a formal linguistic category, foreignspeaking is discussed in education, sociolinguistics, and language policy to distinguish non-native speech from native-language discourse.
In practice, foreignspeaking occurs in classrooms during language instruction, in workplaces with multilingual teams, in immigrant
Socially, foreignspeaking intersects with identity, access, and bias. Speakers may confront stigma around accent, perceived fluency,
Pedagogical and technological approaches aim to improve foreign-speaking ability through communicative practice, feedback, and exposure to
Related topics include multilingualism, language acquisition, code-switching, accent perception, and language policy.