How correct learners' use of the language system is, including their use of grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary.
Example: Accuracy, demonstrates a learner’s ability to use the correct verb forms (past tense, present tense, and so on), articles (a, an, the), and prepositions (in, on, from, at).
es: Precisión
Autonomy
noun
The right or condition of self-government.
Example: Employees will not fit into only a single category but will change depending on work pressure, job AUTONOMY and trust in employment relationship.
es: Autonomía
Class
noun
A set or category of things having some property or attribute in common and differentiated from others by kind, type, or quality.
Example: Whereas the working-CLASS are perceived to work within towns and cities with a low income.
es: Clase
Classroom
noun
A room, typically in a school, in which a class of students is taught.
Example: In classrooms, teachers often combine these three kinds of feedback, but this runs the risk of diluting the power of feedback on task and approaches to task
es: Aula
Comment
Noun
A verbal or written remark expressing an opinion or reaction.
Example: For the task-based participation, neither of the surveys includes it in their research, therefore it is difficult to COMMENT about the use.
es: Comentario
Complexity
noun
The number and variety of elements, and the elaborateness of their interrelational structure.
Example: Complexity is always in dominance, while simplicity always serves as a lever to balance, control and regulate complexity.
es: Complejidad
Corrective
Designed to correct or counteract something harmful or undesirable.
Example: The most common type of feedback given by most teachers in most classrooms is corrective feedback, which focuses on learners’ errors.
es: Correctivo
Develop
verb
grow or cause to grow and become more mature, advanced, or elaborate.
Example: Planning for sustainable communities will need to take the issues mentioned into account, in order to try and DEVELOP and improve for future generations.
es: Desarrollar
Engage
verb
Occupy, attract, or involve (someone's interest or attention).
Example: Errors that are specific to the kind of spoken interaction that students are engaged in, or to the genre of text they are writing
es: Comprometerse
Feedback
noun
helpful information or criticism given to someone to indicate what can be done to improve something.
Example: They also need regular FEEDBACK to monitor progress and they prefer to work alone, or with other high achievers.
es: Retroalimentación
fluency
noun
The ability to speak or write a foreign language easily and accurately.
Example: They are primarily based upon grammar translation and heavily focused on morphosyntactic forms and paradigms, without any attempt to improve the spontaneous use of the language and the FLUENCY.
es: fluidez
Goals
noun
The object of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result.
Example: The first is least likely to contribute to the realization of the goals of feedback.
es: Metas
Grammar
noun
The whole system and structure of a language or of languages in general, usually taken as consisting of syntax and morphology (including inflections) and sometimes also phonology and semantics.
Example: Grammar is not the only aspect of a learner’s language production that may benefit from feedback.
es: Gramática
Improve
verb
Make or become better.
Example: Under development from the same team is Speak & Improve, where learners communicate with a
speech robot and receive feedback on their language.
es: Mejorar
Language
noun
The principal method of human communication, consisting of words used in a structured and conventional way and conveyed by speech, writing, or gesture.
Example: Face to face communication means that non verbal communication is also active, such as body LANGUAGE and facial expressions.
es: Idioma
Learn
Verb
Gain or acquire knowledge of or skill in (something) by study, experience, or being taught.
Example: Teachers direct LEARNing. Andragogy, initially defined as "the art and science of helping adults LEARN", has taken on a broader meaning since the first publications.
es: Aprender
Linguistic
adjective
Relating to language or linguistics.
Example: Teachers have to balance different linguistic and interpersonal objectives when deciding what kind of feedback to give, how to give it and who to give it to.
es: Lingüística
Motivate
verb
stimulate (someone's) interest in or enthusiasm for doing something.
Example: The basic principle is that early experiences may result in unconscious conflicts that MOTIVATE adult behaviour.
es: Motivar
Potential
adjective
Having or showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future.
Example: Teachers may also try to limit the potential damage of negativity by using what is known as the ‘feedback sandwich.
es: Potencial
Praise
verb
Express warm approval or admiration of.
Example: Praise is one way in which teachers attempt to build a supportive learning environment and to mitigate the dangers of critical comments, but it needs to be approached with caution.
es: Elogio
Prompts
Noun
An act of assisting or encouraging a hesitating speaker.
Example: Another method of a parent's attempts to facilitate their child's language could include the use of PROMPTS
es: Indicaciones
Pronunciation
noun
The way in which a word is pronounced.
Example: Research also suggests thatfeedback on vocabulary and pronunciation issues may be more helpful than grammar correction.
es: Pronunciación
Punctuation
noun
The marks, such as period, comma, and parentheses, used in writing to separate sentences and their elements and to clarify meaning.
Example: Do errors of grammar, vocabulary, punctuation or spelling make it difficult to understand the story
es: Puntuación
Readiness
noun
The state of being fully prepared for something.
Example: Both common sense and research suggest that corrective feedback will only be effective if it suits a learner’s level of language development (Sheen, 2011, p. 11), and therefore, their readiness for the feedback.
es: preparación
Speaking
Noun
The action of conveying information or expressing one's thoughts and feelings in spoken language.
Example: Meetings are a forum for communication within groups and require the use of many communication skills, including the SPEAKING and listening skills described above.
es: discurso
Strategy
noun
A plan of action or policy designed to achieve a major or overall aim.
Example: Although popular as a feedback strategy, there is little evidence that it is effective
es: Estrategia
Successful
adjective
accomplishing an aim or purpose.
Example: Successful learning is most likely to take place when learners have clear and specific learning goals.
es: Exitoso
Vocabulary
noun
The body of words used in a particular language.
Example: Research also suggests that feedback on vocabulary and pronunciation issues may be more helpful than grammar correction
es: Vocabulario
Withholding
noun
Refusal to give something that is due or desired.
Example: The possibility of withholding or delaying the reporting of scores should be considered.
es: retención
Writing
Noun
The activity or skill of marking coherent words on paper and composing text.
Example: Ankel-Simons ( ) identifies this problem well, WRITING, "Primates are endlessly adaptable because of their very nature.
