METHODS OR MATERIALS AND MANAGEMENT - Where should our focus be?

Abstract

The quest for ways to improve language teaching is eternal. The question is how? For several generations, research and training has been focused on the theoretical component, that is, methods. This paper sets out to show that this preoccupation with methods is misguided. The key to improving language teaching lies in the practical component of teacher training courses. In other words, the focus should be on materials and management, that is, on activities.