A way of teaching in which learners study grammar and translate words and texts into their own language or the target language.
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Lexical Approach
An approach to teaching language based on the idea that language is made up of lexical units rather than grammatical structures.
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Kinaesthetic learner
A learner who learns more easily by doing things physically. This type of learner may like to move around or move objects while learning.
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shark
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banana
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Needs(learner needs)
Language skills or learning strategies a learner still has to learn in order to reach their goals.
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Authentic material
Written or spoken texts which a first language speaker might read or listen to. The language in the texts is not adapted or made easier for learners.
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Mingle
A mingle is an activity which involves learners walking round the classroom talking to other learners to complete a task.
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Total Physical Response (TPR)
A method or approach to teaching in which the teacher presents language items in instructions and the learners have to do exactly what the teacher tells them.
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Maturity
Fully grown or developed. If a learner is mature in attitude, they behave in an adult way.
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gold
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shark
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thief
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Attention span
How long a learner is able to concentrate at any one time.Some learners have a short attention span and they cannot concentrate for as long as other learners do
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Learning style
The way in which an individual learner naturally prefers to learn something.
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Functional approach
An approach to teaching which uses a syllabus based on functions.
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gift
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banana
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Communicative activity
A classroom activity in which learners need to talk or write to other learners to complete the activity, e.g. a role play.
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Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)
An approach in which learners are taught a non-language subject such as science or geography through a target languag