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CRT n
an abbreviation for CRITERION-REFERENCED TEST(ING)
C-Test n
a variation of the cloze test where beginning with the second word in the
second sentence the second half of every second word in a reading passage
is deleted with the first sentence intact. Only the exact word method
is used.
cue n
(in language teaching) a signal given by the teacher in order to produce a
response by the students. For example in practising questions:
cue response
time What time is it?
day What day is it?
Cues may be words, signals, actions, etc.
see also DRILL
cued recall n
see RECALL
cultural literacy
cultural disadvantage n
also cultural deprivation
the theory that some children, particularly those from lower social and
economic backgrounds, lack certain home experiences and that this may
lead to learning difficulties in school. For example, children from homes
which lack books or educational games and activities to stimulate
thought and language development may not perform well in school. Since
many other factors could explain why some children do not perform well
in school, this theory is an insufficient explanation for differences in children’s
learning abilities.
see also COMPENSATORY INSTRUCTION, CULTURAL RELATIVISM
cultural imperialism n
in language teaching, the transmission of ideas about a dominant culture
during the course of teaching (i.e. via textbooks, the choice of content,
etc.) in which certain cultural sterotypes and values are presented as
universal and superior while others (either by omission or by direct presentation)
are viewed as inferior.
cultural literacy n
familiarity with cultural and other types of knowledge (e.g. literary,
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