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ACCURACY FLUENCY Accuracy-oriented activity such as pattern drills is usually used in the teaching of a new target item Fluency-oriented activity such as extensive reading and information 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. Materia l 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. Activit ies Students' attention is focused on a particular target item; their o utput is usually predictable; Students' attention is focused on communicating information and expressing ideas; their output may

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ACCURACY FLUENCYAccuracy-oriented activitysuchaspatterndrillsisusuallyusedinthe teaching of a new target itemFluency-orientedactivitysuchasextensive readingandinformationgapaimstodevelopthestudents'spontaneouscommunicationsskillsin using what they have alreadylearned.PurposeThe primary purpose is tohelpstudents achieve accurateperceptionandproduction of atarget item which can be a sound, aword, or a sentence structure. The primary purpose is tohelpstudents practice language inListening, Speaking, Reading andriting activities to so developfluencyin using the language inspontaneous communication. MaterialThe texts are usually composed ofseparate items! the target items areusuallypractisedout of context orsituation Thetextsare usuallywholepiecesof discourses" conversation, stories,etc.! texts are usually authentic andused as they would be in real life. Activities Students' attention is focused on aparticular target item! their output isusually predictable!theirperformanceisassessedonhowfewlanguagemistakesaremade!students' errors are corrected!tasks do not usually simulate real#life situations. Students'attention is focused oncommunicating information andexpressingideas! theiroutputmaynot always be predictable! theirperformance is assessedonhowwell ideas are expressed orunderstood! students'errors are notcorrectedunless it interferes withcommunication! tasks often simulatereal#life situations.