Knowledge wiki

The teaching knowledge wiki is a collection of definitions of ELT terminology. Each entry includes a definition, an example illustrating the concept and information about how the concept can be applied in the classroom context.

Here are the latest words added to the teaching knowledge wiki. You can see all the words in the index and search the knowledge wiki here. If you want to suggest a new word to add please contact us.

Controlled practice  
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Controlled practice is a stage in a lesson where learners practise new language in a limited form.

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Formative assessment  
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Formative assessment is the use of assessment to give the learner and the teacher information about how well something has been learnt so that they can decide what to do next.

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Input  
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Input refers to the exposure learners have to authentic language in use. This can be from various sources, including the teacher, other learners, and the environment around the learners.

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Intercultural communicative competence  
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Intercultural communicative competence, or ICC, refers to the ability to understand cultures, including your own, and use this understanding to communicate with people from other cultures success

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Collaborative activity  

Collaborative activity involves learners working together in order to complete a task.

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Anchoring  
Anchoring is a technique used to manage emotional states in Neuro-Linguistic Programming. Go back | Read more
Editing stage  

In process writing, the editing stage is where the writer and peers edit the written work. It comes after the other stages: pre-writing activities, focusing ideas and structuring.

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Vocabulary bank  

A vocabulary bank is a collection of new words and phrases that the learner or class builds up as they learn.

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Multi-word verbs - MWVs  
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Multi-word verbs, or MWVs, are verbs made up of two or more words. These words are a verb plus a preposition or particle. They are often known as phrasal verbs.

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Summative assessment  

Summative assessment evaluates a learner's progress up to that point and provides a summary of where they are.

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