TEFL Vocabulary Terminology 2

Question 1

What is a 'collocation' in English vocabulary teaching?

Accepted Answer

Words that naturally and frequently occur together

Answer

A collocation is a pair or group of words that habitually appear together, such as 'make a decision' or 'heavy rain.'

Question 2

Which term describes a word's emotional or cultural associations beyond its literal meaning?

Accepted Answer

Connotation

Answer

Connotation refers to the implied or emotional meaning attached to a word beyond its dictionary definition.

Question 3

What does 'lexical density' measure in a text?

Accepted Answer

The proportion of content words to total words

Answer

Lexical density measures the ratio of content words (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs) to the total number of words in a text.

Question 4

A 'false cognate' (false friend) is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A word that looks or sounds similar across languages but differs in meaning

Answer

False cognates are words in two languages that appear similar but have different meanings, such as English 'embarrassed' and Spanish 'embarazada' (pregnant).

Question 5

In vocabulary instruction, what is 'spaced repetition'?

Accepted Answer

Reviewing vocabulary at increasing intervals to strengthen retention

Answer

Spaced repetition is a learning technique where vocabulary items are reviewed at gradually increasing intervals to maximize long-term retention.

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TEFL Vocabulary Terminology 2