정확성에서 유창성으로의 패러다임 전환에 대한 연구

Paradigm Shift from Accuracy to Fluency

The purpose of this study is to identify the Accuracy and Fluency in language learning and suggest a desirable paradigm for foreign language learning. Accuracy and Fluency have figured as major research variables in foreign language research. They have been used both as proficiency indicators for the oral and written assessment of foreign language learners. In this study, from the perspective of language acquisition, we have analyzed the concepts of Accuracy and Fluency in the previous research. This dichotomy was related with fluency-first approaches, which foster voluntary L2 production and are similar to L1 acquisition, and accuracy-first approaches, which focus on linguistic form and controlled output of grammatically correct linguistic structures. A review of the literature indicates that in the light of linguistic universality and L1 acquisition, fluency-first approach should be applied to L2 acquisition context as well. The communicative approach has stressed the meaning and function of language for language fluency. This led to the emergence of a fluency-first pedagogy in which priority is given to providing the negotiation of meaning and brain-based learning in the classroom, Hence, educators should try to shift educators’ attention from emphasizing the accuracy of language to developing their fluency in L2 contexts.