Beyond Teaching Methods

Is teaching method really the decisive factor in second-language learning, or do differences among learners matter just as much?Challenging the long-running "method wars" of English Language Teaching, this study moves beyond the search for a single best approach. It argues that teaching methods are supplementary tools rather than decisive levers. Learner individuality-including motivation, anxiety, confidence, and prior knowledge-along with learning pace, can shape language-learning outcome...