What term refers to a system of teaching practices and procedures based on beliefs about language and how it is learnt?

• A. Methodology
• B. Model
• C. Minimal pair
• D. Long vowels

Answer: (A)

Methodology is the overall framework guiding how language is taught, rooted in beliefs about language and how learners acquire it. It describes not just techniques, but the whole system of classroom procedures, activities, materials, roles for teacher and student, assessment, and the sequence of instruction that flow from a particular theory about language learning. Because it embodies those beliefs, methodology determines what counts as effective practice and the kinds of learning experiences students should have. A model, by contrast, is a theoretical representation of how learning works that can inform practice but isn’t itself a complete system of classroom procedures. Minimal pair and long vowels are specific linguistic concepts used within teaching, not the organizing system of instruction.