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In teaching or learning to speak a foreign language
through a combined picture-word format, it is convenient as well
as practical to conceive of fluency in speech and accuracy
in usage as two separate concepts. With regard to the former,
any of the three textbook formats appear to be adequate for the
presentation of dialogues since none of them prevent the transmission
of meaning, in spite of the fact that some of the components
of a conversational setting might not be clear. No constraints,
in other words, are put on a learner's ability to communicate
his or her intention and to develop fluency in speech. |
