Giving feedback to language learners

30 Giving feedback to language learners terms

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Assessment for learning
Noun
An approach to teaching and learning that creates feedback which is then used to improve students' performance.
Example: This is a new method for assessment for learning.
es: Evaluación para el aprendizaje
Assessment of learning
Noun
Strategies designed to confirm what students know, demonstrate whether or not they have met curriculum.
Example: The teachers are doing an assessment of learning
es: Evaluación del aprendizaje
Autonomy
noun
freedom from external control or influence; independence.
Example: economic autonomy is still a long way off for many women
es: autonomia
Benefit
noun
an advantage or profit gained from something.
Example: enjoy the benefits of being a member
es: Beneficio
Cognitive
noun
Of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity
Example: The tumor is still growing, which means there is still a chance at cognitive deterioration.
es: cognitivo
Communicative Achievement
Noun
A mix of the correct text type, the intelligence of the ideas, and how clearly the ideas are explained.
Example: You have a really good communication achievement
es: Logro comunicativo
Computational Lingüistics
noun
The branch of linguistics in which the techniques of computer science are applied to the analysis and synthesis of language and speech.
Example: We will use the machinery of computational linguistics.
es: Ligüística computacional
Conferences
noun
a formal meeting for discussion.
Example: he gathered all the men around the table for a conference
es: Conferencia
Corrective
adjective
designed to correct or counteract something harmful or undesirable.
Example: management was informed so that corrective action could be taken.
es: correctivo
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: Throughout this process we have obtained valuable feedback
es: Retroalimentación
Fluency
noun
the ability to speak or write a foreign language easily and accurately.
Example: fluency in Spanish is essential
es: fluidez
Grammatical accuracy
Noun
An understanding of grammar as a component of language and educated communication.
Example: The discussion task scored on content, speed of delivery, pronunciation, grammatical accuracy, and precision of vocabulary.
es: Exactitud gramatical
Guidelines
noun
A general rule, principle, or piece of advice
Example: Here you have the guideline for your task.
es: Guía
Instruction
noun
detailed information telling how something should be done, operated, or assembled.
Example: always study the instructions supplied
es: Instrucción
Involvement
nonun
The fact or condition of being involved with or participating in something
Example: Leaking this guy's involvement is something you don't want to do.
es: intervención
Knowledge
noun
Facts, information, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject
Example: A thirst for knowledge
es: Conocimiento
Language
Noun
The principal method of human communication consists of words used in a structured and conventional way and conveyed by speech, writing, or gesture.
Example: A study of the way children learn the language
es: Idioma
Methodologists
noun
A person who studies methodology, or applies its principles.
Example: He is a methodologist.
es: Metodólogos
Mitigate
Verb
Lessen the gravity of (an offense or mistake)
Example: There had been a provocation that mitigated the offense to a degree
multimedia
adjective
using more than one medium of expression or communication.
Example: a multimedia art form
es: multimedia
Off-task
Noun
Engaging in activities or conversations that are not part of the teacher-assigned instructional activity
Example: The student was off-task.
es: Fuera de tarea
Peer
verb
make or become equal with or of the same rank.
Example: the Thames could not peer with the mill-streamlet close to my home
es: par/igual
Performance
Noun
The action or process of carrying out or accomplishing an action, task, or function.
Example: The continual performance of a single task reduces a man to the level of a machine
es: Interpretación
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Pocess
noun
a series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end.
Example: military operations could jeopardize the peace process.
es: Proceso
Pronunciation
noun
the way in which a word is pronounced.
Example: spelling does not determine pronunciation.
es: Ponunciación
Role play
verb
act out or perform the part of a person or character, for example as a technique in training or psychotherapy.
Example: study participants role-played as applicants for community college
es: Juego de rol
Strategies
noun
A plan of action or policy designed to achieve a major or overall aim.
Example: This is a strategy for students to learn.
es: Estrategia
Takeaways
noun
key fact, point, or idea to be remembered, typically one emerging from a discussion or meeting.
Example: the main takeaway for me is that we need to continue to communicate all the things we're doing for our customers
es: llevarse
Target
noun
an objective or result toward which efforts are directed.
Example: the car met its sales target in record time
es: objetivo
Techniques
noun
skill or ability in a particular field.
Example: he has excellent technique
es: Tecnica