Abstract: A hypothesis for the Basic Approach to Foreign Language Learning (BAFLL, hence); 1.1 The BAFLL; 1.2 The three foundations and one core of the BAFLL; There are the four tactical measures having a great influence on foreign language teaching (FLT) in the future. 2.1 We do need the cultured function of FLT;2.2 It is necessary “to remain alert to a very real danger of new educational technology and curriculum and teaching methods in the light of the latest scientific advances” by Chomsky(briefly, ‘Chomsky's alert'); 2.3 There is no necessity to begin FLT in primary schools in China; 2.4 Reading aloud is also counted as one of the tactical measures in FLT.
The basic approach to FLL includes 10 year span (for learners in middle schools, high schools and universities) + 30 minutes for reading loudly every day + 1 paragraph (taken from textbooks) every week for learners to be repeated from memory + 50 books in the original within 10 years. for intensive and extensive reading + 300 pages within 10 years. for learners to do writing exercises + teachers' (of foreign language) giving their classes in their foreign languages.
The core of the BAFLL (10 years.) is that we use organs of our own bodies such as ears, eyes, tongues in addition to brains and hands, instead of extremely complex electrical teaching equipments beyond our bodies, so as to accumulate the sense of sound and the sense of language. All this is immensely beneficial to giving full scope to learners' creativity and to taking full advantage of their potential. By the way, we can save a great number of investments as well as much time and energy.
In this world, what is scientific, beautiful and harmonious tends to be simple and convenient. So, in FLT any scheme or program or project should not be designed extremely complexly, gigantically and expensively. Thus, we can have our future of FLT in our pockets.