Approach

How it is used

Very frequent in methods and literature sections: a qualitative approach, a theoretical approach, a new approach to teaching grammar. Researchers adopt, take, use or propose an approach. As a verb it means to begin dealing with something.

Example sentences

1. We adopted a mixed-methods approach to capture both general trends and personal experiences.

2. This paper proposes a new approach to measuring reading motivation.

Common collocations

• adopt an approach
• take an approach
• a new approach to
• theoretical approach
• qualitative approach

Related terms

• methodologyThe overall approach and reasoning behind how a study is done, including the choice of design, methods, data and analysis, and the reasons for those choices.
• mixed methodsA research design that combines qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis in one study to answer a question more fully.
• conceptA general idea or principle, especially one that is defined and used in a particular theory or field of study.
• theoretical frameworkThe theory or set of connected theories that a study uses to explain its problem, shape its questions and interpret its findings.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• approach · Aviation

More terms: Academic Vocabulary

• indicate
• e.g.
• i.e.
• implication
• demonstrate
• furthermore
• assumption
• phenomenon
• comprise
• respectively
• however
• therefore