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Questions for discussion, action, and research

1) Discuss definitions of language, learning, and teaching and 2) write your own-twenty-five word or less definitions of language, learning and teaching.

 

2) Vocabulary and related concepts. Think about the categories we referred in the session notes and the objectives presented in the syllabus .. See how many of these you understand and can give an example, place it under a category, and relate to an objective. Choose 5 of them (hopefully each of you will choose different ones) and post them in the WebBoard.

Concept

Example

Category

Objective

language

communication

L1 Vs L2

acquired vs learned

fluency

comprehension

vocabulary

pronunciation

grammar

phonology

morphology

syntax/semantics

forms of language

content of language

use of language

immersion

approximation

sheltered English

"communicative dance"

pivot words

telegraphic

overgeneralization

natural vs direct

affective filter

social interaction

behavioristic

cognitivist

  

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