Learner autonomy has been a major focus of educational researchers in Bangladesh for more than a decade now. Studies in this area have generated significant themes in ESL/EFL pedagogy in Bangladesh, particularly during the last ten years or so, and the prospect looks promising. This article reviews the research pertaining to learner autonomy in…

Argues that the teachability of language is constrained by what the learner is ready to acquire. The Teachability Hypothesis, based on this constraint, uses a speech processing approach to explain second language acquisition and contains important psycholinguistic information on which second language teaching methods could be based. (Author/CB)

Reviews five major findings of language research about the effect of explicit instruction and relates them to second-language teaching and learning, covering such areas as the route of acquisition, psycholinguistic readiness, error correction, classroom versus nonclassroom learning, and access to comprehensible and meaningful input. (37…

Discusses the need for foreign language teachers to restructure their views of culture learning by increasing their understanding of the preparation necessary for students to succeed in learning about another culture and the problems they may face in the culture learning process. (37 references) (Author/CB)

Advances six postulates that largely define the learning side of a reciprocal language learning/teaching model, involving manner of presentation; learner characteristics; sensory data and memory role; comprehension and memory; multiple presentations; and informed teaching. (Author/CB)

The literature of foreign language research is reviewed for its applications of the expressions "learner-centered instruction" and "communicative approach." It is proposed that the emphasis in these approaches is misplaced and produces resistance rather than willingness by the students. (MSE)