ELT has the WRONG input

[@TheCompleteGuitarist]

I respectfully disagree. The reason second language learners have some difficulty when they finally get to use their language skills in the real world is because they don't learn it in a communicative context. In my classroom, everyday I start the class with a conversation about my students lives, what did you do last night at the weekend what is your favourite free time activity where are you going at the weekend where will you spend the summer what is your favourite shop etc. And at every opportunity I ask students to share their knowledge, experience and opinions. I am an oddity in this respect in the school where I work because I don't trust the exercises and my colleagues do little else but work with the course books.

[@learnyourenglish397]

Thanks for being here! Sounds like your students are very lucky to have you. It also sounds like you've answered your own question - you teach the way you do (in part) because ELT has the wrong input via the course books.