ABSTRACT
This chapter provides practical illustrations and examples to illustrate the rich variety of opportunities that exist for language learning and use outside the classroom. Larsen-Freeman draws on complexity theory to explain the quite different communicative contexts between in-class and out-of-class language use. It is important for learners to have opportunities for also using the language productively and communicatively outside the classroom. There are certain fundamental and important differences between language in the classroom and language beyond the classroom. There are many ways of activating language learning beyond the classroom, five of these are: extensive reading, email tandem language learning, dialogue journals, intensive listening, and contact assignments. Out-of-classroom projects and activities provide opportunities to address the limitations of classroom-based learning. Such projects and activities provide opportunities to develop language and communication skills, improve confidence and motivation, and foster personal growth and intercultural awareness.
