ACCURACY

FLUENCY

Accuracy-oriented activity such Fluency-oriented activity such as

as pattern drills is usually used in extensive reading and information
the teaching of a new target item
gap aims to develop the students'
spontaneous communications skills
in using what they have already
learned.
Purpose

The primary purpose is to help

students
achieve
accurate
perception and production of a
target item which can be a sound, a
word, or a sentence structure.

The primary purpose is to help

students practice language in
Listening, Speaking, Reading and
Writing activities to so develop
fluency in using the language in
spontaneous communication.

Material

The texts are usually composed of

separate items; the target items are
usually practised out of context or
situation

The texts are usually whole pieces

of discourses: conversation, stories,
etc.; texts are usually authentic and
used as they would be in real life.

Activitie
s

Students' attention is focused on a

particular target item; their output is
usually
predictable;
their
performance is assessed on how
few language mistakes are made;
students' errors are corrected;
tasks do not usually simulate reallife situations.

Students' attention is focused on

communicating information and
expressing ideas; their output may
not always be predictable; their
performance is assessed on how
well ideas are expressed or
understood; students' errors are not
corrected unless it interferes with
communication; tasks often simulate
real-life situations.