Andrea M. Ducas, MPH, is a program officer with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation working with programs related to payment and delivery system reform, purchaser and consumer engagement, health care price transparency, community-driven health improvements, and strengthening health departments.
fluent adjective. âº (of a âperson) âable to âspeak a âlanguage âeasily and well, or (of a âlanguage) âspoken âeasily and without many âpauses: She was fluent in âFrench by the âtime she was five. He âspeaks fluent Chinese. fluency noun [U] us /ËfluÂ·ÉnÂ·si/ âº This âjob ârequires fluency in two or more âAfrican âlanguages.
Then you have fluency. Fluency is a type of smoothness used most often when talking about language. You could study a language â like Spanish â for years and not really gain fluency. To have fluency â in other words, to be fluent â takes a lot of practice. Fluency can't be achieved overnight. That kind of expert use of language takes time, and it helps if you get a chance to visit a country where they speak the language you're learning.