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Many newly qualified or inexperienced teachers tend to base their lesson planning on the traditional PPP approach (Presentation, Practice, Production) because it is reliable and it is a valid framework around which to base a series of classroom activities.

In the move away from teachers following one specific methodology, the eclectic approach is the label given to a teacher's use of techniques and activities from a range of language teaching approaches and methodologies.

Project work is work which focuses on completing a task.

A teacher-centred approach is one where activity in the class is centred on the teacher.

Free practice is a stage in a lesson where learners produce language using the target content freely.

The Language Acquisition Device, or LAD, is part of Chomsky's acquisition hypothesis.

An approach is a way of looking at teaching and learning.

An authentic task is a task that native speakers of a language would do in everyday life.

Task-based learning is an approach to language learning where learners are given interactive tasks to complete.

A task-based syllabus is based on task-based learning, an approach where learners carry out tasks such as solving a problem or planning an activity.