| A | B |
| methodology | study of pedagogical practices |
| method | overall plan for systematic presentation of language based on a selected |
| approach | assumptions dealing with the nature of language and teaching |
| technique | a wide variety of exercises, activities or devices |
| curriculum/syllabus | design for carrying out a lesson |
| automaticity | subconsious absorption of language through meaningful use |
| meaningful learning | subsumes new information into existing structures and memory systems leading to stronger retention |
| intrinsic motivation | the most powerful rewards are those intrinsically motived within the learner |
| strategic investment | learner's own personal "investment" of time, effort and attention to the 2nd language in the form of an individualized battery of strategies for comprehending and producing the language |