Language Teaching Strategies

noun a person who studies linguistics

• The linguist conducted a thorough analysis of the ancient text.
• My friend is a linguist and can speak multiple languages fluently.
• I heard that new linguist at the office is a real language whiz.
• As a linguist of emotions, she could decipher the unspoken words in his eyes.

adjective relating to the methods and practice of teaching

• The professor emphasized the importance of incorporating pedagogical strategies in the curriculum.
• The teacher used some new pedagogical methods in class today.
• I heard that new pedagogical approach is all the rage among educators.
• The coach's pedagogical style of teaching the game led to great success for the team.

adjective relating to or involving the phoneme

• The linguist analyzed the phonemic structure of the language.
• I learned about phonemic sounds in my linguistics class.
• I can't figure out the phonemic symbols in this language.
• The phonemic differences between the two dialects were like night and day.

noun a person who advocates or adheres to a prescriptive attitude or doctrine, especially in language usage

• The prescriptivist linguist argued that certain grammar rules must be followed at all times.
• My friend is such a prescriptivist when it comes to punctuation in text messages.
• Don't be such a prescriptivist about how I speak, it's annoying.
• The chef was a prescriptivist when it came to following the recipe exactly.