Teaching knowledge wiki

The teaching knowledge wiki is a collection 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.

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Teaching English

  
Realia

Realia are real things that are brought to the class and used as a resource.

Example
The learners are learning to describe clothes. In turn, they describe someone in the class for others to identify.

In the classroom
Realia can include the learners themselves, the classroom, furniture, the school, published material such as advertisements and menus, the contents of learners' pockets and bags, and the view outside the window.

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