CONSTITUENTS OF LANGUAGE TEACHING
METHODS
A variety of labels such as approach, design, methods, practices, principles,
procedures, strategies, tactics, techniques, and so on are used to describe var-
ious elements constituting language teaching. A plethora of terms and labels
can hardly facilitate a meaningful and informed discussion in any area of
professional activity. In this section, I attempt to tease out some of the termi-
nological and conceptual ambiguities surrounding some of the terms and
concepts used in the field of second- and foreign-language teaching.