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The ability to produce grammatically correct sentences.
accuracy
CALL
Computer-assisted language learning
When a teacher asks a whole group or class to repeat an example together.
choral repetion or chorus repetition
Practice in which the teacher guides or limits the students' use of language -such as by providing questions to be answered, sentences to be completed, or words or pictures to follow.
controlled practice
A technique commonly used in language teaching for practising sounds or sentence patterns in a language, based on guided repetition.
drill
The arrangement of the content of a course or coursebook so that it is presented in a helpful way. It affects the order in which words, word meanings, tenses, structures, topics, functions, skills, etc are presented.
grading
Two-way communication between language users.
interaction
A technique used in the training of teachers, in which individual teaching skills are practiced under carefully controlled conditions. Often one trainee teacher teaches a part of a lesson to a small group of his or her classmates.
microteaching
Used to describe any item/aspect of language given to the class as an example. This is also referred to as the "target language" or "target structure"
model sentence/structure
To call upon an individual student by name
nominate
Classroom teaching in which one student (or trainee) teaches another, or others.
peer teaching
The introduction of new items, when their meanings are illustrated, explained, demonstrated, etc and other necessary information given.
presentation
Where the "doing" of an activity is considered to be as important as or more important than the final result or end-product.
process vs. product
STT
student talking time
TTT
teacher talking time
A description of the contents of a course and the order in which they are to be taught/learned.
syllabus
