What term denotes the order in which language features are acquired?

• A. Developmental sequence
• B. Display question
• C. Enhanced input
• D. Form-focused instruction

Answer: (A)

The main idea is developmental sequence—the predictable order in which language features tend to be acquired as learners progress. This concept helps teachers anticipate what learners are typically ready to handle next and why certain forms or structures appear earlier or later in development. It isn’t about teaching methods or techniques, but about the natural progression of acquisition across speaking, listening, reading, and writing. The other terms refer to classroom strategies (display questions, which elicit responses), ways to increase the amount or clarity of input (enhanced input), or explicit teaching of forms (form-focused instruction), none of which describe the order in which features emerge in learners.