Here are some interesting research notes from some articles I read recently on teaching speaking and pronunciation. I hope the findings are useful to you. If you like, the references are listed so you can read the studies yourself. Alternatively, you can leave me a message and I will send you a link to any of the articles referenced here. Enjoy! Abstract This survey covers a wide variety of research on speaking and pronunciation, ranging from vocabulary growth in young Sp

The Role of Grammar Teaching in the TESOL Classroom More learned colleagues than I are putting forth the idea that pounding away at grammar is not the most effective method of teaching English as a second language. The Calla Method, among others, is not new. What's new is a more communicative approach to teaching English, with teacher as facilitator. I'm all for it, but there's also a place for good old fashioned grammar lessons as well. Without basic grammatical structur

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