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Multi-word verbs - MWVs

admin — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:51:52 +0100

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.

Collaborative activity

admin — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:53:03 +0100

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

Anchoring

admin — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:52:47 +0100

Anchoring is a technique used to manage emotional states in Neuro-Linguistic Programming.

Editing stage

admin — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:52:12 +0100

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.

Vocabulary bank

admin — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:51:40 +0100

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

Summative assessment

admin — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:29:25 +0100

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

ICT

admin — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:29:23 +0100

Information and Communication Technology, or ICT, refers to technological tools that are used to communicate and to manage information.

Eclectic approach

admin — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:29:21 +0100

In the move away from teachers following one specific methodology, the eclectic approach is the label given to a teacher's use of techniques and activities from a range of language teaching appro

Content validity

admin — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:29:19 +0100

If a test has content validity then it has been shown to test what it sets out to test.

Appropriacy

admin — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:29:32 +0100

Appropriacy refers to whether a word is suitable for the context it is being used in.