FLUENCY VS ACCURACYIMELDA B. DE TORRES

FLUENCY how well and how easily you can communicate your ideas the ability to produce written and spoken language with ease the ability to speak with a good, but not necessarily perfect, command of intonation, grammar, and vocabulary

ACCURACY

mastery of the rules of grammar ability to produce grammatically correct sentences

linguistic competence

may not include the ability to speak or write fluently

THE DIFFERENCEFLUENCY

• Practice what you know

ACCURACY• Focus on language

APPROPRIACY

the correct structures used to carry out a communicative function of language

sociolinguistic competence

a word is suitable for the context it is being used in

PROFICIENCYfluency + accuracy = proficiency

linguistic competencesociolinguistic competence discourse competence = communicative strategic competence

competence

Practice and sharpen your oral fluency skills every day.

Take advantage of every opportunity to practice your communication skills so that when important occasions arise, you will have the gift, the style, the sharpness, the clarity, and the emotions to affect other people.

Thank you and good day!

IDT