Winter Semester Terms Revision Didactics

Accuracy refers to:

• The ability to produce language in a grammatically correct way.

• The ability to communicate fluently in a second language.

• The ability to understand and interpret authentic materials.

• The ability to organize and control classroom activities.

Language acquisition is:

• The process of language development through formal instruction.

• The natural process of picking up a language without formal instruction.

• The ability to produce language in a grammatically correct way.

• The process of understanding and interpreting authentic materials.

Affective filter refers to:

• The tools or equipment used by a teacher to assist learning.

• The way someone communicates a message with their body.

• The imaginary device that influences language acquisition based on attitude.

• The process of collecting information to gauge learners' progress.

Authentic materials are:

• Classroom materials written or spoken for language teaching purposes.

• Texts from real-life sources originally intended for native speakers.

• The ways in which a teacher organizes and controls classroom activities.

• The objectives of a lesson defined in terms of linguistic items and skills development.

Classroom management refers to:

• The ways in which learners interact and use resources in the classroom.

• The process of language development through formal instruction.

• The process of understanding and interpreting authentic materials.

• The ways in which a teacher organizes and controls classroom activities.

Communicative approaches in language teaching focus on:

• Teaching language rules and grammar structures.

• Developing learners' reading and writing skills.

• Promoting meaningful communication and language use.

• Assessing learners' progress through formal testing.

Error refers to:

• Non-standard language forms produced by learners due to incomplete learning.

• Standard language forms produced by learners under performance pressure.

• The ability to understand and interpret authentic materials.

• The tools or equipment used by a teacher to assist learning.

Extensive reading refers to:

• The reading of longer texts for a detailed understanding.

• The process of collecting information to gauge learners' progress.

• The process of language development through formal instruction.

• The reading of longer texts for a general understanding and pleasure.

What is personalisation?

• Reading quickly to find specific information from a text

• A communicative activity where learners talk in different character roles

• When learners communicate about themselves or their own lives

• Assessing learners' level or progress in a course

What are productive skills?

• Speaking and writing

• Listening and reading

• The ability to observe learners doing a task

• The amount of time a teacher talks in a lesson