Savignon (1973) said that communicative competence, the ability to use a language proficiently in impromptu
contacts with native speakers, must be the last objective of language teaching. Drills and repetition of designed
expressions do not result in real language use. We should begin giving students chances to use language in unrehearsed,
amorphous situations much earlier than we presently do. The emphasis should be on communicative competence then
linguistic competence. A research indicated that a group of French students who had been given systematic
opportunities for creative use of French in a variety of unrehearsed settings far outperformed the control group in tests
designed to evaluate communicative competence. A cultural context could be simulated to give authenticity to language
learning and bring about emotional involvement on the part of the students. Games were a relatively unexploited means
for generating spontaneous language contacts. "Maisvousetes ma femme!" was an illustration which met all criteria for
a good language game. The main concern of the language teacher must be authenticity in the classroom. Structural
exercises and drills were the most effective opportunity for free use of language