Concepts and Teminology for Foreign Language Teachers

Concepts and Terminology Foreign/English Language Teachers Should Know

Concepts and Teminology for Describing Language

Active voice

Article

Adjective

Adverb

Aspect

Auxiliary verb

Base-Bare form of the verb

Clause

Collective form

Comparative adjective

Compound noun

Conditional

conditional forms

Conjunction

Connector

Countable noun

Demonstrative pronoun and adjective

Dependant clause

Dependant preposition

Determiner

Direct question

Direct speech

First conditional

Gerund, -ing form

Grammatical structure

Imperative

Indirect question

Indirect speech

Infinitive

Infinitive of purpose

-ing/-ed adjective

Intensifier

Interrogative

Irregular verb

Main clause

Modal verb

Noun

Object

Object pronoun

Participle (past and present)

Passive voice

Past Perfect Simple and Continuous, Progerssive

Past Simple and Past Continuous, progressive

Personal pronoun

Phrase

Plural noun

Possessive adjective

Possessive pronoun

Possessive “s” and whose

Preposition

Present Continuous, progressive for future

Present Perfect simple and continuous, progressive

Present Simple and Continuous, progressive

Pronoun

Proper noun

Punctuation

Quantifier

Question Tag

Reflexive pronoun

Regular verb

Relative clause

Relative pronoun

Reported statement

Reporting verb

Second Conditional

Singular noun

Subject

Subject – verb agreement

Subordinate clause

Superlative adjective

Tense

Third Conditional

Time Expression

Uncountable Noun

Used to

Verb

Verb pattern

Lexis

Affix

Affixation

Antonym

Collocation

Compounds

False friend

Homophone

Idiom

Lexical set

Lexis

Multi-verb word

Part(s) of speech

Phrasal verb

Prefix

Suffix

Synonym

Vocabulary

Phonology

Connected speech

Consonant

Contraction

Diphthong

Feature (of connected speech)

Intonation

Linking

Main stress

Minimal pair

Phoneme

Phonemic script

Phonemic symbols

Phonemic transcription

Rhyme

Rhythm

Rheme

Schwa

Sentence stress

Stress

Strong form

Syllable

Unvoiced sound

Voiced sound

Vowel

Weak forms

Word stress

Functions

Appropriacy

Appropriate

Colloquial

Declining, refusing an invitation

Enquiring

Express

Expressing ability

Expressing intention

Expressing necessity

Expressing obligation

Expressing permission

Expressing preference

Expressing probability

Formal language

Formality (level of smt)

Function

Functional exponent

Greeting

Inappropriate

Informal language

Informality (level of smt)

Instructing

Making a (polite) request

Negotiating

Neutral

Predicting

Register

Requesting

Speculating

Concepts and teminology for describing language skills

Accuracy

Authenticity

Context

Deduce meaning from context

Develop skills

Draft

Edit

Extensive listening/reading

Extract

Fluency

Infer attitude, feeling, mood

Intensive listening/ reading

Interact

Interaction

Interactive strategies

Layout

Listen/read for detail

Listen/read for gist

Listen/read for mood

Note-taking

Oral fluency

Paragraph

Paraphrase

Predict

Prediction

Process

Process writing

Productive skills

Proofread

Receptive skills

Re-draft

Scan

Skill

Skim

Subskill

Summarise

Summary

Take notes

Text structure

Topic topic sentence

Background for language learning

Achievable target, goal

Acquire

Acquisition

Attention span

Auditory learner

Autonomous

Cognitive (processes)

Confidence

Conscious (of)

Deductive learning

Demotivative

Developmental errors

Error

Expectation

Expose

Exposure

Factor

First language

Focus on form

Focus on function

Goals

Guidance

Ignore (errors)

Independant study

Inductive learning

Interference

Interlanguage

Kinaesthetic learner

L1/L2

Language awareness

Learner autonomy

Learner characteristics

Learner independence

Learner training

Learning resources

Learning strategies

Learning style

Linguistic

Mature

Maturity

Memorable

Memorise

Mother tongue

Motivate

Motivation

Natural order

Needs

Participate

Participation

Personalisation

Personalise

Pick up

Processing language

Proficient

Silent period

Slip

Target language culture

Unmotivated

Visual learner

Work language out

Background to Language Teaching

Presentation Techniques, Approaches and Introductory Activites

Activity Based Learning

Communicative Approach

Concept checking

Ceoncept questions

Content based learning

Contextualise

Define

Definition

Elicit

Emphasis

Emphasise

Functonal approach

Gesture

Grammar-Translation method

Guided discovery

Ice-breaker

Illustrate meaning

Introductory activity

Lexical approach

Meaningful

Mime

Present

Presentation

Presentation, Practice, Production (PPP, 3P)

Situational Presentation

Structural Approach

Task Based Learning (TBL)

Teaching strategy

Test-teach-test

Total Physical Responce (TPR)

Warm up

Warmer

Practice Activites and Tasks

Brainstorm

Categorisation

Caegorise

Chant

Choral drill

Communicative activity

Controlled practice

Drill

Extension task

Freer practice

Gap-Filling (fill in the gaps)

Guided writing

Individual drill

Information-gap activity

Jigsaw listening/reading

Jumbled paragraphs, pictures, sentences

Label

Less controlled practice

Mind mapping

Picture stories

Practice

Prioritising

Problem solving

Project work

Rank ordering

Restricted practice

Revise

Revision

Role-play

Substitution drill

Survey

Target language

Task

Task-type

Transformation drill

Visualisation

Visualise

Word map

Assessment

Achievement test

Assess

Assessment

Assessment criteria

Cloze test

Continuous asessment

Diagnose

Diagnostic test

Evaluation

Formal essessment, evaluation

Formative assessment, evaluation

Infrımal assessment, evaluation

Item

Learner profile

Matching task

Multiple-choice questions

Objective test

Open ended comprehension questions

Oral test

Peer assessment, evaluation

Placement test

Portfolio

Proficiency test

Progress test

Self-assessment, evaluation

Sentence completion

Sentence transformation

Subjective test

Summative test

Test

True/false questions

Tutorial

Lessons Planning

Achieve aims, objectives

Aim

Analyse language

Anticipate language problems

Arouse, generate interest

Assumptions

Class profile

Components (of alesson plan)

Conduct feedback

Consolidate

Elicit feedback

Enable

Encourage

Encouragement

Feedback

Focus on

Give feedback

Highlight

Lead-in

Main aim

Pace

Peer feedback

Personal aim

Pre-teach (vocabulary)

Produce

Raise awareness

Recycle

Reflect on teaching

Reinforce

Scheme of work

Sequence

Set a question, task, test

Set the scene, the context

Specification, to spcify (aims)

Stage

Step

Stimulate (discussion)

Student-centred

Subsidiary aim

Syllabus

Teacher talking time

Timing

Variety

Vary

Reference Resources

Bilingual dictionary

Consult

Headword

Monolingual dictionary

Phenemic chart

Reference materials

Teaching Materials and Aids

Activity book

Adapt (materials)

Audio script

Authentic materials

Board game

Book

Brochure

Chart

Coursebook

Coursebook unit

Crossword puzzle

Dialogue

Dice

Exploit materials

Flashcards

Flipchart

Graded reader

Graph

Grid

Handout

Language laboratory

Leaflet

Learning centre

Overhead projector (OHP)

Overhead transparency (OHT)

Puppet

Realia

Resources

Rubric

Self access centre

Supplementary materials

Tapescript

Teacher’s book

Teaching aids

Textbook

Transcript

Video clip

Visual aid

Workbook

Worksheet

Teachers’ and Learners’ language in the classroom

Ask for clarification

Clarify

Convey meaning

Facial expression

Hesitate

Model

Narrate

Praise

Prompt

Respond

Response

Word prompt

Learners’ mistakes and correction strategies

Correction code

Echo correct

Overapplication of the rule

Over-generalisation

Reformulate

Reformulation

Repetition

Self-correction

Time line

Classroom management

Active role

Classroom management

Closed pairs

Co-operate

Co-operation

Co-operative

Discipline

Dominant

Dominate

Energy levels

Get students’ attention

Grade (language)

Group dynamics

Interaction patterns

Involvement

Learning contract

Mingle

Mixed ability

Mixed level

Monitor

Nominate

One-to-one

Open class

Open pairs

Passive role

Rapport, build rapport

Routine

Seating arrangement

Seating plan

Teacher role

Teaching space

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