Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal (Dec 2013)
Looking Out for English
Abstract
Coursebook activities tend to neglect three vital prerequisites for effective language acquisition i.e. language experience, language discovery and language use. They tend to focus on providing instruction, exemplification and practice in the classroom, and they do very little to encourage learners to achieve language experience, discovery and use outside the classroom. In this article I propose ‘new ideas’ for materials which help learners to gain language experience, language discovery and language use both inside and outside the classroom.