TELL Glossary

39 compilation of words terms

In this glossary you'll find words related to TELL or CALL

Activity system: noun; A coordinated system of complementary tasks and activities with cumulative objectives.
Affinity spaces: noun; affinity spaces are locations where groups of people are drawn together because of a shared, strong interest or engagement in a common activity
Apps: noun; short for "application," is a type of software that can be installed and run on a computer, tablet, smartphone or other electronic devices
Assesment for learning (AFL): noun; Is an approach to teaching and learning that creates feedback which is then used to improve students' performance.
Audio-lingual: adjective; theory or approach in the teaching of foreign languages: based on a system of drills in which the student repeats or adapts model sentences delivered orally or played aloud by the teacher.
Authoring software: noun; software that allows its user to create multimedia applications for manipulating multimedia objects.
Blog: noun; an online journal or informational website displaying information in reverse chronological order
CALL: noun; Computer assisted language learning
Communicative competence: adjective; refers to the lerners ability to comunicate in the second language
Communicative language learning (CLT): noun; A style or method of language teaching that involves learning to communicate by interaction in the foreign language and which has interaction or communication as its ultimate aim.
Communities of practice: noun; is a group of people who share a common concern, a set of problems, or an interest in a topic and who come together to fulfill both individual and group goals
Connectivism: noun; is a learning theory that recognizes the evolution of ever-changing learning networks, their complexity, and the role that technology plays in learning networks through facilitation of existing learning networks and creation of new learning networks.
Consoles: noun; a surface or device with controls for electronic equipment, a vehicle, etc.
Cyberbole: noun; Exaggerated claims about what the internet and information technology will accomplish.
Device: noun; a thing made or adapted for a particular purpose, especially a piece of mechanical or electronic equipment.
Flaming: noun; a hostile online interaction that involves insulting messages, or flames, between users. Flaming may occur in the context of Internet forums, chat rooms, Usenet groups, social networks and game lobbies, where there is a mix of people with differing ideologies from different cultures.
Grammar-translation: noun; a traditional technique of foreign-language teaching based on explicit instruction in the grammatical analysis of the target language and translation of sentences from the native language into the target language and vice versa.
Hardware: noun; the physical and electronic parts of a computer, rather than the instructions it follows
ICT: noun; information & comunication technology
Input: noun; information fed into a data processing system or computer
instant messaging: verb; send (someone) an instant message.
Laptop: noun; portable computers that you can take with you and use in different environments
MALL: noun; Movile assisted language learning
Mediational tool: noun; devices that facilitate a person's relationship with the world.
Multimedia: noun/adjective; the use of a computer to present and combine text, graphics, audio, and video with links and tools that let the user navigate, interact, create, and communicate.
Phonology: noun; the system of contrastive relationships among the speech sounds that constitute the fundamental components of a language.
Privacy settings: noun; the part of a social networking website, internet browser, piece of software, etc. that allows you to control who sees information about you
Rhizomatic knowledge: noun; is a variety of pedagogical practices. it posits that learning is most effective when it allows participants to react to evolving circumstances, preserving lines of flight that allow a fluid and continually evolving redefinition of the task at hand
Scaffolding: noun; breaking up the learning into chunks and providing a tool, or structure, with each chunk.
Social media: noun; websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking.
social networking: verb; the use of dedicated websites and applications to interact with other users, or to find people with similar interests to one's own.
Social-constructivism: noun; sociological theory of knowledge according to which human development is socially situated and knowledge is constructed through interaction with others.
Socio-cultural theories: noun; stresses the role that social interaction plays in psychological development. It suggests that human learning is largely a social process, with our cognitive functions being formed based on our interactions with those around us
Socio-digital competence: noun; Encompasses a set of attitudes, knowledge, skills, awareness, and values that are of great importance when utilizing disruptive digital technologies and tools in an organization
TACs: noun; tecnología del aprendizaje y comunicación
TELL: noun; Technological enhance language learning
text messaging: verb; an electronic communication sent and received by mobile phone.
TICs: noun; tecnología de la información y cominucación
Zone of proximal development: noun; the space between what a learner can do without assistance and what a learner can do with adult guidance or in collaboration with more capable peers.