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economy principle
economy principle n
in MINIMALISM, the principle that syntactic representations should contain
as few constituents as possible and derivations should posit as few grammatical
operations as possible.
ED-form n
a term used to refer to the simple past tense of a verb in English, e.g.
“talked”.
editing 1 n
the practices in second language writing classes of engaging students in
activities that require correction of discrete language errors in their
writing, such as errors in grammar, vocabulary, sentence structure,
spelling, etc. see REVISION
editing 2 n
see COMPOSING PROCESSES
education n
in a general sense, the formal and informal processes of teaching and learning
used to develop a person’s knowledge, skills, attitudes, understanding,
etc., in a certain area or domain. A distinction is sometimes made between
the broader goals of education, described above, and TRAINING, which
refers to the processes used to teach specific practical skills.
educational linguistics n
a term sometimes used to refer to a branch of APPLIED LINGUISTICS which
deals with the relationship between language and education.
educational psychology n
a branch of psychology which studies theories and problems in education,
including the application of learning theory to classroom teaching and
learning, curriculum development, testing and evaluation, and teacher
education.
educational technology n
1 the use of machines and educational equipment of different sorts (e.g.
language laboratories, tape recorders, video, etc.) to assist teachers and
learners.
2a system of instruction which contains (a) an analysis of what learners
need to know and be able to do (b) a description of these needs as
BEHAVIOURAL OBJECTIVES and (c) (1) above.
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