The Challenge of the Future: Teaching Students to Speak Fluently and Accurately.

Valette, Rebecca M.

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ERIC Number: EJ479543

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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The Challenge of the Future: Teaching Students to Speak Fluently and Accurately.

Valette, Rebecca M.

Canadian Modern Language Review, v50 n1 p173-78 Oct 1993

The effectiveness of accuracy-based programs in producing proficient second-language speakers and of proficiency-based programs in producing accurate speakers is debated. It is concluded that ways must be found to combine the advantages of both grammar-based and comprehension-oriented curricula. (Contains 10 references.) (LB)

Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Grammar, Instructional Improvement, Language Fluency, Listening Comprehension, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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