EFL Japan
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The Illustrated Way

How to Develop Fluency in Speech at the Same Pace as Accuracy in Usage

Through a newly designed picture word format - Stimu-Con Usage Games - it is now possible for learners to be able to choose the appropriate word, phrase, or sentence in a given situation (as language users constantly do in everyday life).

If we look at this method from the point of view of a learner with no previous knowledge of the foreign language, fluency in speech would begin with an introduction to the elements of grammar, vocabulary, and mini-dialogues embedded in clear, picture-word contexts. Learners, in time, gradually generate sentences of their own (derived from their knowledge of grammar), which in practical terms means learners are able to speak more.

Summary

Conceptual Background

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Conceptual Background

The Methodology

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Pre-communication activities

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Communication activities

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