抄録
What can teachers do to encourage learners to speak and interact in Japanese during beginner's classes? Learners were asked to make stories using the pictures from Minna no Nihongo and pictures those were made by learners. Learners not only used vocabularies and expressions from the textbook but also used incidental vocabularies and expressions. Also they interacted with each other after the story. This activity energized learners to actively interact with each other in Japanese.