TESL 1101
This is the definite article in English grammar.
The
Segmentals in pronunciation are made up of these two things.
Vowels and consonants
This tem is often used instead of vocabulary since it also includes set phrases instead of just single words.
Lexis
This is the name of the task a teacher or tutor might give to a student to find out what they already know about a subject
A needs assessment
This is a task often given at the start of a class to get things going.
Warmer / Warm-up / Icebreaker
A clause in English must include these two things.
A subject and a verb.
This is the name often given for this phonemic symbol: ə
Schwa
This term is used when we talk about words that naturally go together such as "take a call"
Collocations
This is the name given to a schedule of what a student and tutor will cover over an extended period of time. It is often tailored to that specific student.
An individual learning plan (ILP)
The L in CLB means this.
Language (Canadian Language Benchmarks)
The I in I+1 stands for this.
Input
The name for the listening strategy that starts with big pieces (background topic, overall structure) and moves to small pieces (sounds, words, details).
Top-down listening
This name is given to a set of words that have the same root word such as help / helper / helpless
Word families
When writing an academic paper, we often use this term to talk about the "big picture" elements such as thesis, purpose, audience, or organization.
Higher order concerns (HOC)
Structural / Situational / Functional / Topical / Skills-Based / Task-Based
These are the four Present verb tenses in English.
Present Perfect Simple
Present Simple (or Simple Present)
Present Perfect Progressive (or Continuous)
Present Progressive (or Continuous)
This name is given to the reading strategy where the reader goes through the text quickly to get the gist.
Skimming
This is the name given to something that is added to the end of the word to change its meaning or form such as help / helpless
Suffix
This is the meaning of this marking symbol: CS
Comma splice
This term is used to describe when a teacher does something to see if the students understands what they just taught.
Concept checking questions (CCQs)
This is a major learning strategy in Audiolingualism.
Repetition
A typical listening task has these three stages.
Pre-listening
During-listening
Post-listening
This is the name given to the first attempt at writing, but still needs revision.
A draft
This is the meaning of this marking symbol: Cl
Cliché
This term is used when a teacher does something to activate the student's prior knowledge on the subject.
Schema activation