Friday, 11 July 2025, 9:57 AM
Site: The TEFL Academy e-Learning
Course: The TEFL Academy e-Learning (e-learning)
Glossary: TEFL Glossary
K

KET

Key English Test -  a Cambridge English examination for students at A2 level.

Key English Test

See KET.

L

L1

First language - also referred to as primary language, native language and mother tongue.

L2

Second Language. It is any language that a person knows aside from his/her first language.

L2A

See second language acquisition.

labiodental

These are the sounds formed by placing the bottom lip against the top teeth (/f/ and /v/).  


LAD

Language Acquisition Device - see innatist theory.

language grading

Grading your language means using language appropriate to your students' level. When you are explaining a new word or phrase, it is easy to accidentally use another piece of unfamiliar vocabulary. You then need to explain that, and in doing so you might introduce a third unfamiliar term! Instead, you should try to explain the vocabulary item without using other words or grammatical structures that the students don't already know.

lead-in

See warmer.

learning platform

You are on one!
A learning platform is any online information system used for teaching. This maybe for exclusively online courses, such as this one, or to support traditional teaching in schools, universities, etc.