The Words & Tools philosophy
 

Word & Tools believes that

• efficient, user-friendly, quality pedagogical tools do not necessarily have to be complicated and expensive.
• modern, communicative language learning does not exclude the need for tests, drills and exercises.
• modern software for language learning should make it possible for the student to constantly access new tests - and should therefore be based on randomized but structured access to a database.

• vocabulary is not only learnt in context, but also by association.
• there is a strong correlation between vocabulary knowledge and level of linguistic skill in any language.
• to increase his/her vocabulary, a student needs first to increase his/her passive vocabulary and then find ways of using the new words so they become part of his/her active vocabulary.
• vocabulary should be learnt in a cultural context.