Now, I’m just wondering how you think of comprehensive input.

This idea is from Ellis R. by the way. He says “When the teaching sequences contained communicatively rich exchanges, in which the learner was required to take part in relatively spontaneous interactions, rather then straight drills, he or she showed some development.”

In Japan, the course of study has revised and teachers are gradually required to talk in English in the class. However, it’s still hard and there is hesitation for Japanese teachers and students to deal with teacher talk in English in public high schools, not like in private high schools.

I’m especially interested in oral introduction by teachers & oral interaction with students about the topics before reading textbooks. Although this is a new and attractive topic, there are not so many books to support the method and to describe the constructive data about it.

Would you mind giving me some suggestions to start with?

Thank you.

maki