THE ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS ACCURACY OR FLUENCY IN SPEAKING

This study investigates the opinions of English instructors at the University of Muhammadiyah Malang's (UMM) Language Center regarding the importance of accuracy and fluency in speaking instruction. The study, which was based on a qualitative technique, used in-depth interviews with female part-time English teachers who had been teaching for more than four years and had bachelor's degrees, as well as classroom observations. The results show that instructors have a varied viewpoint: some teacher more emphasis on linguistic precision to guarantee message clarity and grammatical correctness (accuracy), while others teacher more emphasis on fluency to encourage confident and spontaneous speech. The majority of teachers support a balanced approach, modifying their methods according to the communication requirements of each assignment and the skill levels of their students. In order to maintain speech fluency, teachers also refrain from making interruptions during speaking exercises and instead use post-task comments. Additionally, it is believed that promoting the use of English in a variety of settings is crucial to raising speaking proficiency in general. The study provides insights for curriculum development and teacher training, emphasizing the significance of matching pedagogical approaches with classroom reality and student needs. These results add to the continuing debates on efficient language training that fosters linguistic accuracy as well as communicative confidence.