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1. GLOSSARYGLOSSARY
LAURA BLANCALAURA BLANCA
SARA GALINDOSARA GALINDO

2. INDEX:
• Introduction
• Definition of Word:
• Acquisiton vs learning Mother Language
• Approach Target Language
• Digital vs Literacy Multiple Inteligences Theory
• Silent Period Phonics
• EFL TPR
• ESL ZDP
• LAD

3. INTRODUCTION
With this presentation we want to
explain some words and concepts that
can be useful for our studies.

4. DEFINITION OF WORD
• ACQUISITION VS LEARNING.
• ACQUISITION: It is a subconscious process, it is produced when
there is a meaningful interaction. It is a communicative act. Natural and
personal, it has priority in the spoken language.
• LEARNING: It is a conscious process, it is produced when for example
learning grammar.
Artificial and technical, they are performed activities about the language
and produces knowledge.

5. •
APPROACH: A set of principles about teaching including
views on method, syllabus, and a philosophy of language and
learning. Approaches have theoretical backing with practical
applications.

6. • DIGITAL LITERACY VS LITERACY:
• DIGITAL LITERACY  It is the person’s ability to perform taks
effectively in digital enviroment. Literacy includes the ability to read and
interpret media, to reproduce data and images trhought digital
manipulation, and to evaluate and apply new knowledge gained from digital
enviroments.
• LITERACY  It is a fundamental human right and the foundation for
lifelong learning. It is fully essential to social and human development in it
is ability to transform lives.For individuals,families and societies a like, it is
an instrument of empowerment to improve one’s health, one’s income, and
one’s relationship with the world.

7. • ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (EFL): It is usually
learned in environments where the language of the community and the school
is not English.
• ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL): It is
specialized approaches to language teaching, designed for those whose
primary language is not English.
• SILENT PERIOD: It is a stage in second language acquisition where
learners do not attempt to speak. Silent periods are more common in children than in
adult learners.

8. • LAD: It is a function of the brain that is specifically for learning
language. It is an innate biological function of human beings just like
learning to walk.

9. • MOTHER TONGUE: It is considered to be the first language one learns
as a child.
• TARGET LANGUAGE:A language that a non native speaker is in the
process of learning.

10. • MULTIPLE INTELIGENCES THEORY : Howard Gardner’s theory
that identifices seven distinct intelligences:

11. • PHONICS: It is a methods for teaching, reading and writing of the
English language by developing learner’s phonemic awareness(the ability to
hear, identify, and manipulate phonemes).

12. • TPR: It is an approach to teaching a second foreign language, based on
listening linked to physical activities wich are designed to reinforce
comprenhension.
Students responds to commands that require physical movements.

13. . ZPD (The zone of proximal development): This theory essentially
states that a difference exists between what a person can do and learn on
his or her own, and what can be learned or done with the assistance of
another person who is more experienced.