Is the method whereby the students are in effect banned from using a language other than the target language, ie: NO JAPANESE, NO CHINESE, NO PORTUGUESE etc... ONLY ENGLISH
	Reason: Students can't use their native language if they ever travel to a place like Canada, Britain, or for that matter, Finland, Italy; nor in a business meeting with foreigners
	They need to practice: explaining vocabulary that they don't know, to help get their meaning across, asking for help, explaining problems, and thinking in English
	It also maximises the amount of use of the target language (English)
	This is the opposite of the 'Indirect Method', where by the students learn about the target language, and don't actually use the target language

The Indirect Method:

	Is the traditional way of teaching a language
	You learn about English in your L1 (Japanese, Korean, Chinese, whatever)
	Pro: Little to no anxiety experienced
	Con: Many; too many. Students lack listening practice and phonetic experience; lack speaking practice and pronunciation experience; lack the chance to automaticise grammar for production; among others.

Middle Ground?

	To me, it's in part, disrespectful and at times unhelpful for some students to deny their first language
	In reality, in business meetings, they can use their L1 with colleagues, and then change to L2 as needed
	Saves time, especially when they might be stuck on understanding a particular concept. Once it's understood, then they can progress with a clear and confident understanding of the concept, removing all doubt which could otherwise reduce the effectiveness of language acquisition
	So far, it appears to me that an 90% English to 10% (or less) L1 classroom seems efficient and with much less anxiety.

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