One of the goals of CLT is to develop fluency in language use. Fluency is natural language use occuring when a speaker engages in meaningful interaction and maintains comprehensive and ongoing communication despite limitations in his or her communicative competence. Fluency is developed by creating classroom activities in which students must negotiate meaning, use communication strategies, correct misundertandings and work to avoid communication breakdowns.

Activities that focus on correct use of language are part of accuracy practice. We can summarize the difference between fluency and accuracy practices as follows:

 

Activities focusing on fluency:

   * Reflect natural use of language

   * Focus on achieving communication

   * Require meaningful use of language

   * Require the use of communication strategies

   * Produce language that may not be predictable

   * Seek to link language use to context 

 

Activities focusing on accuracy

   * Reflect classroom use of language

   * Focus on the formation of correct examples of language

   * Practice language out of a context

   * Practice small samples of language

   * Do not require meaningful communication

   * Choice of language is controlled

 

An important aspect of CLT is that the activities practiced in class are designed to be carried out in pairs or small groups, which is extremely beneficial for the learners. While performing these tasks, students will learn from hearing the language used by other students, produce a greater amount of language than they would use in teacher-fronted activities, increase their motivational level, and have the chance to develop fluency.