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simplified vocabulary n
the vocabulary in reading and other instructional materials in which difficult
words or words outside of those on a word list have been replaced
by simpler words or words from a word list.
simulated oral proficiency interview n
also SOPI
a type of performance-based speaking test developed by the Center for
Applied Linguistics in Washington, DC in the United States that approximates
a face-to-face OPI as closely as possible in a tape-mediated format
where a ratable sample of a test taker’s spoken language production in
response to a set of tape-recorded native-speaker prompts is recorded on
a tape without the presence of an on-site tester and later rated by trained
raters according to the ACTFL Guidelines.
simulation 1 n
in COMPUTER ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING, software using large databases
is used to present information in a simulated environment where
learner input changes outcomes, e.g. controlling variables in an ecosystem.
simulation 2 n
classroom activities which reproduce or simulate real situations and
which often involve dramatization and group discussion (see ROLE-PLAY,
which does not include group discussion). In simulation activities, learners
are given roles in a situation, TASKs, or a problem to be solved, and are
given instructions to follow (for example, an employer–employee discussion
over wage increases in a factory). The participants then make
decisions and proposals. Consequences are “simulated” on the basis of
decisions the participants take. They later discuss their actions, feelings,
and what happened.
simultaneous bilingualism n
the acquisition of two languages at the same time both as first languages,
for example, before a child is three years old.
simultaneous interpretation n
see INTERPRETATION
singular
singular adj
the form of nouns, verbs, pronouns, etc., used to refer to only one in
number.
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