Types of error
This is a small mistake that students make. They can usually fix the problem themselves.
What is a slip?
Speaking at a normal speed, without hesitation, repetition, or self-correction.
What is fluency?
This is used when students translate language from English to their L1.
What is translation?
The basic meaning of a word, to be found in dictionaries. E.g. ‘professional’ = not an amateur. ‘Child’ = young person.
What is denotation?
What we call, in one term, pair work, groupwork, etc.
What is interaction pattern?
When learners are unconsciously working out and organising language but the process / learning is not yet complete. This error will disappear as the learner learns more.
What is a developmental error?
The use of correct forms of grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation.
What is accuracy?
This type of lesson starts and ends with a assessments of student knowledge.
What is test-teach-test?
Additional meaning for a word. Shows the speaker’s feelings towards the situation. Associations can depend on personal experiences e.g. ‘professional’ has possible connotations of excellence, reliability and skill. ‘Child’ has possible connotations of affectionate, sweet, noisy etc.
What is connotation?
What we call an activity when the students walk around the class, e.g. a survey.
What is mingle OR mill?
When learners wrongly apply a rule for one item of the language to another item. As learning progresses, the learner will stop making these mistakes
What is an overgeneralization?
What is appropriacy?
This is a method of teaching that can be used in different types of lessons. The teacher gives the students something to analyze or solve and the students learn the language by doing this. This is generally with receptive skills.
What is guided discovery?
The level of formality of a word. Enervated’ (a formal word for ‘energetic’), ‘knackered’ (British slang for ‘tired’). Also, language specific to a profession or appropriate to a situation. E.g English for bankers, formal vs informal letter writing.
What is register?
What we call a group of words that are related by the same theme IE: paper, pen, eraser, pencil, desk
What is a lexical set?
When learners use sound patterns, lexis or grammatical structures from their own language in English i.e. translate directly.
What is an L1 interference error?
Two-way communication that involves using language and body language to keep the listener involved.
What is interaction?
This type of lesson gives the students a large project to do and little instruction. Students must ask the teacher for any grammar or vocabulary that they will need.
What is task based learning?
A group of words which use the same root. IE: politics, politician, political.
What is a lexical family?
Questions a teacher can use to check that students really understand a word they have just explained? These are short questions, usually with closed answers.
What are CCQs? (Concept check questions)
This type of error is when a student is unable to use the language correctly because it is too advanced for him or her.
What is an error?
The reason or purpose why we use particular language.
What is a function?
This is a popular lesson style where the teacher leads the class during the first section before allowing students to practice the newly inputted language.
What is presentation - practice - produce?
The specific words we use to show a function.
What is a functional exponent.
This is a verb which means to transmit some information to another person.
What is convey?