Foreign languages. Real communication. From 3 to 16: How to learn a foreign language

Many teachers and authors of foreign language textbooks, including myself, have put a lot of effort into creating learning courses that are close to life situations. Today, no one will be surprised by bright manuals containing many dialogues and educational games. But having 40 years of experience watching children of all ages, from preschoolers to teenagers, I have noticed that the effectiveness of communication outside of school is much higher than in the vacuum of the classroom. Then I s...