elicit
to draw out information from your students
realia
bringing props into the classroom
TP
teaching practice
concept checking
checking that the students have understood the concept
choral drilling
repeating something together as a class, this should always be done first to create a safe learning environment.
individual drilling
this can be done once choral drilling has finished.
free practice
This refers to the stage in a lesson where the students have the opportunity to use the language in question freely.
metalanguage
Words we use to describe other words, e.g. noun, verb, adjective
lexical set
A group of words with the same topic/function
lexical item
A single word or part of a word
the IPA
international phonetic alphabet
L1 interference
interference from their native language
error correction
correcting mistakes
a safe learning environment
A calm environment with a happy teacher where mistakes are never frowned upon
L1
first language
authentic materials
Materials used from the newspaper, magazines, TV etc.
communicative approach
a focus on oral activities
fillers
Short activities/games to use at the end of your class
Functional Language
Language used for a specific purpose, going to the supermarket, in the train station, in the library etc
L2
second language
mother tongue
native language
PPP
A method of teaching - Presentation, Practice and Production
STT
Student talk time
TTT
teacher talk time
task based learning
the lesson is based around the completion of a central task