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behaviour (e.g. to reduce the frequency of questions that the teacher
answers himself or herself)
e acts to implement the plan
f observes the effects of the action plan on behaviour
active/passive language knowledge n
also productive receptive language knowledge
the ability of a person to actively produce their own speech and writing is
called their active language knowledge. This is compared to their ability
to understand the speech and writing of other people, their passive language
knowledge.
Native speakers of a language can understand many more words than
they actively use. Some people have a passive vocabulary (i.e. words they
understand) of up to 100,000 words, but an active vocabulary (i.e. words
they use) of between 10,000 and 20,000 words.
In foreign language learning, an active vocabulary of about 3000 to 5000
words, and a passive vocabulary of about 5000 to 10,000 words is
regarded as the intermediate to upper intermediate level of proficiency.
active teaching n
another term for DIRECT TEACHING
active vocabulary n
see ACTIVE/PASSIVE LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE
active voice n
see voice 1
activities n
see ASPECT
acute accent n
the accent`, e.g. on French prés “meadows”.
see also ACCENT 2
adaptation
ad hoc interpreting n
informal translation of spoken interaction, for example during social
events or business meetings
see also INTERPRETATION
adaptation 1 n
changes made in the use of published teaching materials in order to make
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