Teachers' and Learners' Language Flashcards
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What is 'teacher talk' or 'teacher language' in the context of ELT?
Answer: The modified, simplified language and interaction patterns a teacher uses when addressing language learners to facilitate comprehension
Teacher talk refers to the language teachers use with learners — typically modified for clarity, using slower speech, clear pronunciation, simpler vocabulary, and repetition to aid comprehension.
What is 'eliciting' in the context of classroom interaction?
Answer: Drawing out language, ideas, or answers from learners through targeted questions rather than presenting information directly
Eliciting involves the teacher using questions, prompts, or visual cues to draw language or information from learners, encouraging active participation and making the lesson more learner-centred.
What is 'echo correction' in language teaching?
Answer: A teacher correction technique where the teacher repeats a learner's error with a questioning intonation to prompt self-correction
Echo correction involves the teacher repeating a learner's erroneous utterance with a questioning or rising intonation, signalling that an error has been made and inviting self-correction.
What does 'learner output' refer to in language acquisition?
Answer: The language that a learner produces, either spoken or written, during learning activities
Learner output is any language produced by learners — speaking, writing, or any form of language in use — and it plays a critical role in language development by pushing learners to process language accurately.
What is 'metalanguage' and when do teachers use it?
Answer: The language used to talk about language, such as grammatical terms like 'noun', 'tense', or 'clause'
Metalanguage is language used to describe or talk about language itself, including grammatical terminology (noun, tense, clause) and discourse terms (cohesion, register, paragraph).
What is meant by 'learner talk' and why is maximising it important?
Answer: The spoken language produced by learners during classroom activities, which should be maximised to give learners practice and reduce teacher-dominated lessons
Learner talk (or Student Talking Time, STT) is the language learners produce during the lesson. Maximising STT gives learners essential practice and reduces teacher dominance of the interaction.