THE EVOLUTION OF PEDAGOGY: DESIGN-THINKING PERSPECTIVES IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING
Abstract
Standard rote learning and grammar based approaches struggle to meet the functional communication needs and emotional demands of learners in 2023. This article investigates the Design-Thinking (DT), a human-centered and iterative problem-solving framework, in Foreign Language Teaching (FLT) context. DT moves the focus from "what is taught" to "how the learner uses their experience of language," providing a route to both higher student engagement and genuine (practical) fluency.
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