SLA The process by which a person integrates into a particular culture. One of the first theories of SLA that attempted to prioritize social factors o...
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accuracy
SLA The extent to which a learner's use of a second language conforms to the rules of the language. Once thought to be a precondition for fluency.
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achievement test
TESTING Designed to test what learners have learned over a week, month, term or entire course. Because ___ ___s are directly related to the content of...
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action research
METHODOLOGY A form of teacher-driven research, the twin goals of which are to improve classroom practice, and to 'empower' teachers. Typically motivat...
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adolescents
METHODOLOGY The ideal time to learn a second language. This age group tends to outperform adults and to progress more rapidly than younger learners.
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affect
PSYCHOLOGY The general word for emotion or feelings. These factors positively or negatively influence language learning. Often contrasted with cogniti...
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affix, affixation
VOCABULARY An element that is added to a word and which changes its meaning. The process of doing this.
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affordance
LINGUISTICS The language learning opportunities that exist in a learner's linguistic 'environment.' Maximized with meaningful activities and giving le...
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agency
METHODOLOGY Control of your own actions, including your mental activity. A notion from critical pedagogy. Learners are not objects of the teaching pro...
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applied linguistics
LINGUISTICS Concerned with the application of linguistic theory to solving language-related problems in the real world. Language planning, speech ther...
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appraisal
LINGUISTICS Also called stance; the way speakers and writers use language to express their personal attitude to what is being said or written; one of...
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appropriacy
SOCIOLINGUISTICS Using language in a way that is suitable for the context and in a way that meets the expectations of the people you are communicating...
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appropriation
SLA To make something your own. Gaining ownership of a skill by first doing it with someone who is more skilled than you are until you can control or...
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aptitude
PSYCHOLOGY The innate talent or predisposition for language learning. 3 kinds of ability: auditory, linguistic, memory.
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aspect
GRAMMAR The way the speaker's 'view' of an event is expressed by the verb phrase, regardless of the time of the event itself. 2 of these in English: p...
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contingency
PSYCHOLOGY The sense that what is happening is connected to what has just happened and what is about to happen.
