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This unit discussed teaching productive skills which are speaking and writing. People communicate because they want to say something, they want to listen to something, or are interested in what is being said. When teaching English as a second language, the teacher must often create the desire in students to communicate. The lesson discussed two different types of communication activities for a teacher to use – accuracy and fluency. The purpose of accuracy activities is to ensure that students are producing the correct language. These types of activities should be controlled by the teacher and may include drilling or prompting. Fluency activities are centered around a student’s effectiveness and flow of the language. There is less emphasis on accuracy because the students can experiment and be creative with language use. Guided role-play or model dialogues are two fluency activities. As for writing, the unit provides guidance on how to recognize challenges and difficulties with handwriting, and ways to encourage students in the writing process.
