THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN APPROACH AND A METHOD (AND A TECHNIQUE): • An approach to language teaching is something that reflects a certain model or theory. This term is the broadest of the three. By method we mean a system that spells out a set of procedures or activities that have been chosen by the teacher in order to reach the course objectives. A technique is a classroom device or activity and thus represents the narrowest term of the three. Some techniques are widely used and found in many methods (imitation, repetition) and others are specific to a given method.