An ELT Glossary : Terms beginning with A

This section is constantly under development. New terms are being added all the time.

Abstract noun
Acculturation Model
Achievement tests
Acquisition                 
Acquisition/Learning hypothesis
Active Voice   
Addition      
Adjacency pair                         
Adjectival noun 
Adjective           
Adjunct                       
Adverb                        
Adverbial           
Adverbial clause          
Adverb particle
Affective filter hypothesis        
Affective variables                              
Affix / Affixation
Affordances
Affricate   
Agent
Allomorph
Allophone
Alveolar consonants
Alveolar flap/tap
Amplifiers
Anacoluthon  
Anaphoric reference
Antonym    
A-posteriori syllabus
Apposition
Appositive
Appropriacy    
Approximant          
Approximative system
A-priori syllabus 
Approach
Articles                  
Articulators  
Aspect      
Aspiration  
Assertive meaning
Assimilation        
Attributive adjectives
Authentic texts/materials
Autonomy
Auxiliary verb
Avoidance Strategies