This glossary is to consult words from the reading "Giving Feedback to Language Learners" from Cambridge University Press in order to comprehend the article.
Accrue
verb
Accumulate or receive (such payments or benefits).
Example: That is, although a significant number of Aborigines showed curiosity in Christianity, it is highly likely that a large proportion were interested in the mission for the other benefits which they could ACCRUE.
en: Acumularse
Accuracy
noun
The quality or state of being correct or precise.
Example: Reading ACCURACY increased as the samples settled as the bands were clearer. s.
en: Precisión
Allocate
verb
Distribute (resources or duties) for a particular purpose.
Example: We did not ALLOCATE specific roles to each team member, other than dividing the responsibilities of researching and writing up different topics.
en: Asignar
Burst
noun
An instance of breaking or splitting as a result of internal pressure or puncturing; an explosion.
Example: As the ship enters the Pacific Ocean, repeated alliteration and uplifting words such as 'flew' and 'BURST' generate the image of the ship racing through the waves.
en: Ráfaga
Complex
adjective
Consisting of many different and connected parts.
Example: The modern fossil record is now demonstrating it to be more COMPLEX than that, more like a series of dramatic adaptive radiations of early hominin species.
en: Complejo
Consensus
noun
A general agreement.
Example: Fuhrer, having studied the scholarly opinion, states there is a general CONSENSUS that 'there is a change in the personality of Aeneas, from a lower degree of heroism to a higher one, in a sense of morality and inner maturity
en: Consenso
Contribution
noun
The part played by a person or thing in bringing about a result or helping something to advance.
Example: Results indicated during the Mesolithic, the Resmo diet was high in terrestrial protein, specifically sheep or goat and cattle, with a minor CONTRIBUTION, 20%, by marine animals, increasing to 80-90% during the Neolithic.
en: Contribución
Delay
noun
A period of time by which something is late or postponed.
Example: Creon eventually grants her one day's DELAY moved by her heart-rending begging, which enables her to take revenge on Jason in the most disastrous way possible.
en: Demora
Dilute
verb
Make (something) weaker in force, content, or value by modifying it or adding other elements to it.
Example: Solutions A and B were titrated against the more concentrated sodium thiosulfate(1.999*10^-1M) and solution C against the more DILUTE(1.999*10^-2M).
en: Diluido
Discount
verb
Regard (a possibility, fact, or person) as being unworthy of consideration because it lacks cred
Example: But if DISCOUNT rates alter over life of the project, IRR can no longer be applied.
en: Descuento
Effective
adjective
Successful in producing a desired or intended result
Example: Most domestic agricultural policy requires protection at the border in order to be EFFECTIVE which is one of the reasons why agriculture has often been excluded from the provisions of a free-trade area in the past (Josling, p. 82 83, 1997).
en: Efectiva
Efectivo
Entail
verb
Involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence.
Example: Paul Cobley asserts that "narrative has the potential to be thoroughly captivating", but, as suggested by Peter Brooks, narrative must ENTAIL a number of delays or detours .
en: Implicar
Feedback
noun
Information about reactions to a product, a person's performance of a task, etc. which is used as a basis for improvement.
Example: It is further recommended that a FEEDBACK box is made available to provide the employees with a means to offer their views or suggestions regarding the project. g) Trade Union Involvement In general trade unions should be informed of the progress of the project and consulted with regard to issues that concern their members, particularly training.
en: Retroalimentación
Fluency
noun
The ability to speak or write a foreign language easily and accurately.
Example: Practice : Repeated output is needed in order to achieve a certain level of FLUENCY.
en: Fluidez
Intelligible
adjective
Able to be understood; comprehensible.
Example: From the individual transcript summaries an average was calculated and it was found that 81% of L's utterances were clear and INTELLIGIBLE (C&I).
en: Inteligible
Iteration
noun
The repetition of a process or utterance.
Example: Overlappings, backtracking and repeated ITERATION are accepted as part of the model
en: Iteración
Likelihood
noun
The state or fact of something's being likely; probability.
Example: There were three virgin goddesses, therefore the LIKELIHOOD of virgins playing a role in the religion at the time appears high.
en: Probabilidad
Mitigate
verb
Make less severe, serious, or painful.
Example: Holmes found that they are multi-functional in their use, (they are not just used to convey uncertainty but also convey certainty, to boost or MITIGATE the force of an utterance) and more importantly that they may be used more frequently by women but men actually use them more to express uncertainty (see Appendix Four).
en: Mitigar
Nudge
verb
Prod (someone) gently, typically with one's elbow, in order to draw their attention to something.
Example: "people were nudging each other and pointing at me"
en: Empujar
Overleaf
adverb
On the other side of the page
Example: "an information sheet is printed overleaf"
en: A la vuelta
Prompt
noun
An act of assisting or encouraging a hesitating speaker.
Example: The counsellor echoes the client's thoughts and uses them as a PROMPT (Burnard 2005:154).
en: Inmediato
Rapport
noun
A close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other's feelings or ideas and communicate well.
Example: A RAPPORT and atmosphere which is conducive to effective learning is necessary (Nunan, 1996 p2) Further criticism emphasizes the idea that there appears to be: "no right or wrong way of teaching," and no detail of procedures, which is therefore left to an individual teacher to interpret (Richards and Rodgers, 2001)
en: Compenetración
Reluctant
adjective
Unwilling and hesitant; disinclined.
Example: Anne Dillon concludes that many protestant accounts of Catholic executions often include a RELUCTANT admission of their bravery, through their use of the via cruces , or imitation of Christ.
en: Reacia
Reacio
Subsequent
adjective
Coming after something in time; following
Example: There were no other internments nearby and SUBSEQUENT works on the walls did not affect the Shaft Grave (Kilian-Dirlmeier, 1995: 50; Kilian-Dirlmeier, 1997: 67-68, 72)
en: Subsecuente
Supportive
adjective
Providing encouragement or emotional help
Example: SUPPORTIVE and close family.
en: Apoyo
Unambivalent
adjective
Not ambivalent; certain; clear.
Example: that comment is an UNAMBIVALENT insult
en: Inequívoca
Underpin
verb
Support (a building or other structure) from below by laying a solid foundation below ground level or by substituting stronger for weaker materials.
Example: No single regulatory framework for genetics exists, whilst the HFE has no "single, coherent philosophical UNDERPIN"
en: Apuntalar
Utterance
noun
An uninterrupted chain of spoken or written language.
Example: The first essential concept Roach uses in his description of intonation is that of an 'UTTERANCE', "a continuous piece of speech beginning and ending with a clear pause" (Roach 1991:134).
en: Declaración
Verdict
noun
An opinion or judgment.
Example: The jury first acquitted her but then reconsidered the VERDICT and declared guilty.
en: Veredicto
Withhold
noun
Refusal to give something that is due or desired.
Example: For instance, I have seen many care staff abuse their power by WITHHOLDING help or assistance because they can.