Giving feedback to langauge learners
Giving feedback to langauge learners
29 31 Feedback and related terms. terms terms
This glossary is made to understand uknown terms of the reading: Giving feedback to language learners.By: Ana Paula Cazarez
- accuracy
- noun
- the quality or state of being correct or precise.
- Example: "we have confidence in the accuracy of the statistics"
- en: exactitud
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- accustomed
- adjective
- customary; usual.
- Example: "his accustomed route"
- en: acostumbrado
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- allow
- verb
- give (someone) permission to do something.
- Example: "the dissident was allowed to leave the country"
- en: permitir/permiso
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- although
- conjuction
- in spite of the fact that; even though.
- Example: "although the sun was shining it wasn't that warm"
- en: aunque
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- appropriately
- adverb
- in a manner that is suitable or proper in the circumstances.
- Example: "volunteers need to be approachable, calm, and able to respond appropriately"
- en: de manera apropiada
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- authoritorian
- adjective
- favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom.
- Example: "the transition from an authoritarian to a democratic regime"
- en: autoritario
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- behavior
- noun
- the way in which one acts or conducts oneself, especially toward others.
- Example: "his insulting behavior toward me"
- en: conducta
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- below
- preposition
- at a lower level or layer than.
- Example: "just below the pocket was a stain"
- en: debajo de
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- concerned
- adjective
- worried, troubled, or anxious.
- Example: "the villagers are concerned about burglaries"
- en: preocupado
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- contradictory
- adjective
- mutually opposed or inconsistent.
- Example: "the two attitudes are contradictory"
- en: contradictorio
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- desired
- adjective
- strongly wished for or intended.
- Example: "the bribe had its desired effect"
- en: deseado
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- detract
- verb
- diminish the worth or value of (a quality or achievement).
- Example: "these quibbles in no way detract from her achievement"
- en: detractor
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- discussing
- verb
- talk about (something) with another person or group of people.
- Example: "I discussed the matter with my wife"
- en: discutiendo
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- encourage
- verb
- give support, confidence, or hope to (someone).
- Example: "we were encouraged by the success of this venture"
- en: animar
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- focus
- noun
- the center of interest or activity.
- Example: "this generation has made the environment a focus of attention"
- en: enfoque
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- forcerd
- adjective
- obtained or imposed by coercion or physical power.
- Example: "the brutal regime of forced labor"
- en: forzado
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- hope
- verb
- want something to happen or be the case.
- Example: "he's hoping for an offer of compensation
- en: esperanza
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- hyperlinks
- noun
- a link from a hypertext file or document to another location or file, typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or image on the screen.
- Example: "thumbnail images that are hyperlinked to a larger image"
- en: hipervinculos
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- intended
- adjective
- planned or meant.
- Example: "the intended victim escaped"
- en: intencionado
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- interactive
- adjective
- (of two people or things) influencing or having an effect on each other.
- Example: "fully sighted children in interactive play with others with defective vision"
- en: interactivo
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- lead
- verb
- cause (a person or animal) to go with one by holding them by the hand, a halter, a rope, etc. while moving forward.
- Example: "she emerged leading a bay horse"
- en: iniciativa
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- likewise
- adverb
- in the same way; also.
- Example: "the dream of young people is to grow old, and it is likewise the dream of their parents to relive youth"
- en: asimismo
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- mediated
- verb
- intervene between people in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement or reconciliation.
- Example: "Wilson attempted to mediate between the powers to end the war"
- en: mediado
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- messaging
- noun
- the sending and processing of email and similar electronic communications.
- Example: he's messaging with her girlfriend
- en: mensajeando
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- paradoxically
- adverb
- .in a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory way.
- Example: "the strength of capitalism is, paradoxically, also its weakness"
- en: paradojicamente
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- payoff
- noun
- a payment made to someone, especially as a bribe or reward, or on leaving a job.
- Example: "widespread rumors of payoffs and kickbacks in the party"
- en: beneficio
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- proof
- noun
- evidence or argument establishing or helping to establish a fact or the truth of a statement.
- Example: "you will be asked to give proof of your identity"
- en: prueba
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- readily
- adverb
- without hesitation or reluctance; willingly.
- Example: "he readily admits that the new car surpasses its predecessors"
- en: facilmente
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- speed
- noun
- how fast something moves
- Example: He was travelling at a speed of 90 mph.
- en: velocidad
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