Accuracy

Accuracy refers to how correct learners' use of the language system is, including their
use of grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary. Accuracy is often compared to fluency
when we talk about a learner's level of speaking or writing.
Example
A learner might be fluent (make their meaning clear) but not accurate (make a lot of
mistakes).
If you speak English with a high level of accuracy it means you speak correctly, with
very few mistakes. If you speak fluently it means you speak easily, quickly and with few
pauses.
The ideal is obviously to speak accurately and fluently but that will come after years of
practice! This section will give you some tips on how to become a more accurate and
fluent speaker, the important thing is to create a balance between the two.
Speaking with a high level of accuracy means making very few mistakes. This is easier
said than done. So, what can you do to improve your level of accuracy when you speak
English?

Even native speakers make mistakes when they speak in their own language,
but they are always listening to themselves and correct themselves. Here are some tips
to help you speak correctly.
Dont worry about making mistakes, its normal, but...
Listen to your English when you speak and if you notice a mistake, correct it. If
you dont notice any mistakes, dont worry.
Make a my typical mistakes page in your notebook. Write down mistakes you
often make and when you speak, listen out for those mistakes. If you always say I must
to go, then write it down next to the correct version I must go and listen out for this
mistake when you speak.
Use grammar you know. If you use new grammar you dont know for the first time
in an exam, you will make more mistakes and find it more difficult to correct yourself.
Use words you know. Revise the vocabulary you learn in class and try to use
new words again to help you remember them. If you dont know an exact word, use a
different word that you know.
Record yourself speaking and listen to yourself. Correct your mistakes and
remember the good language to use again.
Take your time and think when you speak! If you speak too fast and dont think
about your language, you will make mistakes. However, dont speak too slowly you
dont want to sound like a robot.

Accuracy and Fluency

Discourse Definition
Foucault presents possibly the best definition of discourse. He says, Systems of
thoughts composed of ideas, attitudes, and courses of action, beliefs and practices that
systematically construct the subjects and the worlds of which they speak. Originally it
has roots in the Latin language. The term assumes slightly different meanings in
different contexts but in literature discourse means speech or writing normally longer
than sentences which deals with a certain subject formally in the form of writing or
speech. In other words, discourse is the presentation of language in its entirety while
performing an intellectual inquiry in a particular area or field i.e. theological discourse or
cultural discourse.
Definition:
A branch of linguisticsconcerned with the use oflanguage in social contexts and the
ways in which people produce and comprehendmeanings through language. (For
alternative definitions, see Examples and Observations, below.)

1.

A syllable is a unit of organization for a sequence of speech sounds. For

example, the word water is composed of two syllables: wa and ter. A syllable is
typically made up of a syllable nucleus (most often a vowel) with optional initial and
final margins (typically, consonants).

A syllable is the sound of a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) that is created when pronouncing

a word.

The letter 'y' can be counted as a vowel, only if it creates the sound of a vowel
(a, e, i, o, u).
o
For example: fry, try, cry, & dry

Some words have two (or more) vowels next to each other. Other words have
vowels that are silent.

The number of times that you hear the sound of a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) is equal to
the number of syllables the word has.

Spoken Language
Speech is a process that involves several stages, begging with speakers
ideas and ending by the understanding of those ideas by listener
Written languages
Languages have different writing system. English uses 26 letters punctuations
spaces, same word is used in diffrernt
Stylistic variations
Geographic Variations