> There is a difference between proficiency and fluency and when teaching languages it is important to distinguish them.
That is important; thank you for the clarification.
> fluency is what you should aim for when teaching novices
I think you should aim for both, but yes this is important. An earlier thread mentioned autocompletion: use of it during early stages of learning is a good example of working against fluency.
That is important; thank you for the clarification.
> fluency is what you should aim for when teaching novices
I think you should aim for both, but yes this is important. An earlier thread mentioned autocompletion: use of it during early stages of learning is a good example of working against fluency.