The class Dec 23, 2020

Today I learned about Content-based approaches and Instructed Second Language Acquisition(ISLA). In this class we experenced about structured and extended output.

 Ex) T: Do you think the watermelon will float?
     S1: Yes.
     T: Do you think the watermelon will float or sink?
     S2: Float.  [I think the watermelon will float.]

This output needs express your ideas with perfect sentence like the last one (I think the..).

     In addition we learned about The Balanced Curriculum. There are four parts Language Study(Receptive), Language Study(Productive), Fluency Practice(Receptive), and Fluency Practice(Productive). Examples of first one(Language Study(Receptive))'s practices are dictionary work, studying from a grammar book and so on. Examples of second one are tests or memorized dialogs and so on. Third one's are extensive reading, watching movies and so on. The last one's are casual conversations, Essays and so on.

     I understood why Professor Lavin and Yoshii say "You should do the extensive reading". I think especially Japanese students who is studying English are less chances to do the fluency practice, so teachers have to notice about it and increase the chances of the practice.