1. Is a method of learning language
that includes a combination of
verbal activities and physical
movements. The method is based
on James Asher's idea that it's easier
to remember language when there
is movement that goes with the
word.

2. Children acquire language through a
subconscious process during which they
are unaware of grammatical rules. In
order to acquire language, the learner
needs a source of natural
communication.
Language learning is not
communicative. It is the result of direct
instruction in the rules of language. And
it certainly is not an age-appropriate
activity for your young learners. In
language learning, students have
conscious knowledge of the new
language and can talk about that
knowledge.

3. The silent period hypothesis is
the idea that when a
language is learned, there
should be a period in which
the learner is not expected to
actively produce any
language. This is based on
observations of a listening
period in infants when they
learn a first language.

4. Mother tongue
The language first
learned by a child.

5. A traditional term for the
use or study of the English
language by non-native
speakers in countries
where English is generally
not a local medium of
communication.

6. The abbreviation E.S.L. is used as
shorthand for the phrase "English
as a Second Language." Students
whose first language is something
other than English are referred to
as "English Language Learners"
and are often designated as ESL in
order to
receive accommodations and
support with their language
acquisition goals.

7. Drilling means listening to a
model, provided by the
teacher, or a tape or
another student, and
repeating what is heard.
This is a repetition drill, a
technique that is still used
by many teachers when
introducing new language .

8. An approach to language learning consists
of the techniques and activities you decide
to use to learn a language, based on:
Your beliefs about language and how it is
learned.
Your learning style preferences.
The constraints of the learning situation.

9. A method of teaching reading based on
the sounds of letters, groups of letters,
and syllables.
In practice, phonics refers to several
different but generally overlapping
methods of instruction. Four of those
methods are summarized in Examples
and Observations, below.
Phonics-based methods of teaching
reading are commonly contrasted
with whole language approaches,
which emphasize learning whole words
in meaningful contexts.

10. The ability to locate, organize, understand,
evaluate, and analyze information using
digital technology. It involves a working
knowledge of current high-technology, and
an understanding of how it can be used.
Digitally literate people can communicate
and work more efficiently, especially with
those who possess the same knowledge
and skills.

11. This theory suggests that traditional
psychometric views of intelligence
are too limited.
The people have different kinds of
"intelligences.“ Gardner proposed
that there are eight intelligences,
and has suggested the possible
addition of a ninth known as
"existentialist intelligence.

12. Is a language that someone is
learning, or a language into
which a text has to be
translated.
An example of a target language is Italian
for a native born German who is just moving
to Italy.