Empirical studies are essential to improving our understanding of the relationship between accent and pronunciation teaching. However, the study of pronunciation has been marginalized within the field ...

Teaching methods are the broader techniques used to help students achieve learning outcomes, while activities are the different ways of implementing these methods. Teaching methods help students: ...

In this article the status of methods in language teaching is considered from three perspectives. First, methods are discussed according to whether they are based primarily on a theory of language ...

They have facilitated a fresh approach to communicating these teaching methods in a manner potentially more conducive to operational appropriation of unknown languages. By thus identifying language ...

The “science of reading” has become shorthand in some literacy circles for approaches to early reading instruction that emphasize explicit, systematic teaching.

As states move to "science-based" reading approaches, a program developed for dyslexic students gains wider traction. See it in action.

The acquisition of vocabulary in a second language is a multifaceted process, encompassing both explicit instruction and incidental learning.

As the new methods take over, old approaches like queuing —where kids look at pictures in a book to guess the word— are being pushed out.

The ongoing debate between teacher-led and student-led learning is simplistic. Education is a complex field and teachers adapt their methods to context. It’s never just one or the other.

College students think they learn less with an effective teaching method They don't even realize they've learned more.