How to maintain a balance between accuracy-based and fluency-based practices in teaching speaking?
Maintaining a balance between accuracy-based and fluency-based practices is essential in teaching speaking. On the one hand, we need to allow time for grammar and vocabulary learning so that students have sufficient linguistic competence. Such practices can be structure-based with a focus on forms. On the other hand, we need to provide sufficient opportunities for students to develop fluency. Such practices should aim to encourage students to use language more freely and stimulate real language use. However, how teaches should allocate the time on both practices may well depend on your own context, your students' level of proficiency and resources available.