Second Language Acquisition in Japan : Interaction through Input & Output

This paper investigates how students acquire a target language through interaction. To learn languages such as English, Japanese students need to be motivated to develop their communicative competence. One way to achieve this goal is to use intelligible input and output through interactive tasks. The relationship between language acquisition theory and methods has changed for the better as a result of recent, in-depth research in applied linguistics and related fields. It is urgent that we apply the tools and findings of this research. In my view, integrated skills should be learned-inside and outside the classroom-through interaction so that Japanese students of English will be better able to master receptive and productive language skills