expanding the learner lexicon

Lewis tells us that if we want to " increase the learners communicative power" there must be an expansion of their lexicon by adding a variety of items to it. Lewis, M. (2002) p. 177 " implementing the lexical approach-putting theory into practice". This is all very good so long as the learner is " motivated" to do so. We cannot expect to ' infuse them' with a Lexus of words and expect them to ' acquire' them naturally. This is an experience I have had. Many Japanese learners expect exactly that. They expect to acquire any new Lexus from the ' ether'. To increase the learners, unification power we should be trying to do something that Maggie told myself and some other classmates what she did. Without going over any ' target' questions or ' vocabulary' she thrust her class into the frying pan, so to speak, and proceeded to take all of her learners outside giving them tasks that they had to complete.
Tasks like asking a stranger what they're name is etc.
Using a task-based approach like this is great when you are living in a country that uses English as its native language. A little harder per se if you are living in Mozambique, China, Poland, Japan.

Maybe he explained that she had a lot of success with it. Well done.