A collective formation with a complex structure that serves as the primary unit of analysis in cultural historical activity theory.
affinity spaces
noun
A virtual or physical space where people create relationships and talk about shared interests.
AFL
noun
Assessment for learning.
A teaching-learning approach which is based on creating feedback that is later used to improve the performance of students.
apprentices
noun
A person who agrees to work for a skilled person in order to learn their skill, usually for low payment.
apps
noun
An application which you can download into your mobile phone.
Assesment for Learning
noun
A teaching and learning approach that creates feedback and uses it to improve students' performance.
authoring software
noun
A sowftware that can be used as a tool in language learning and could potentially "replace" teachers.
blog
noun
A web page owned by one person or a group of people written in an informal style.
CALL.
noun
Computer Assisted Language Learning.
An approach to teaching and learning foreign / second languages in which computer, computer-based resources and information technology are used to present, reinforce and assess material to be learned.
communicative competence
noun
It refers to a learner's ability to use language to communicate successfully.
Communicative Language Teaching
noun
Language teaching approach which focuses on using communication as the goal and the means to achieve learning.
communities of practice
noun
A group of people who share a common concern or an interest in a topic and who come together to fulfill both individual and group goals.
connectivism
noun
A learning theory that involves the new age of technology.
consoles
noun
A device with buttons and switches made to control and electronic or mechanical device.
cyberbole
noun
Name that Woolgar gave to the reaction of the introduction of the Apple iPad.
device
noun
An object made or adapted for a specific purpose.
digital competence
noun
The confident and critical use of technology for work, leisure. and communication.
digital gap
noun
A form of social inequality as a consequence of the unequal access to technology.
flaming
verb
Insulting someone online.
genre
noun
The classification between feminine, masculine and neutral for parts of speech.
grammar translation
noun
A method of teaching foreign languages derived from the classical method of teaching Ancient Greek and Latin, in which the students must translate any piece of information into their first language.
hardware
noun
Physical components of a computer.
ICT
noun
Information and Communication Technology.
Tech that is used for communication purposes.
inextricable
adjective
Impossible to disentangle or separate.
input
noun
A place where energy or information enters a system.
instant messaging
noun
A form of real-time communication based on text between two or more devices connected to internet.
laptop
noun
A small computer, comfortable for carrying and using outside the office.
mainframe computer
noun
A large and powerful computer that has a lot of memory.
mediational tool
noun
A term coined by Vygotsky suggested that the primary tools of activities, represented in signs and symbols, acted as agents for, and subsequently provided a definition for, culture, and served as intervening links to consciousness.
multimedia
noun
A system of relaying information or entertainment that includes many different forms of communication. (photos, videos, text, animations, etc)
privacy settings
noun
Group of options from a social media platform that deal with who can contact you and how they can interact with the content that you post.
rhizomatic knowledge
noun
A concept which states that knowledge is something that is located in people's minds so new ideas are created through shared thinking and conversations.
scaffolding
noun
A teaching method that relates to gradually shedding the instructor's assistance as students increase their understanding.
social constructivism
noun
A sociological theory of knowledge according to which human development is socially situated and knowledge is constructed through interaction with others.
social media
noun
Websites and applications that enable users to create and share content and to participate in social networking.
social networking
noun
The use of dedicated websites and applications to interact with other users, or to find people with similar interests to one's own.
socio-digital competence
noun
Capacity to understand what is pertinent to use in other social contexts.
text messaging
verb
The act of composing and sending electronic messages, usually consisting of alphabetic and numeric characters.
zone of proximal development
noun
The place where, according to Vygotsky, learning takes places. It is the gap between what a learner knows and what they can achieve by working in collaboration with someone more capable than them.