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Site: The TEFL Academy e-Learning
Course: The TEFL Academy e-Learning (e-learning)
Glossary: TEFL Glossary
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CLL

See Community Language Learning.

closed pairs

This is when all the students in a class  work in pairs at the same time (compare with open pairs).


closed question

A question which can be answered just with 'yes' or 'no'. To encourage speaking in language lessons, it is better to use open questions.

CLT

See Communicative Language Teaching.

cogent

A cogent argument is one that really drives its point home because it is clear, coherent, and readily understandable.

cognates

Cognates  are words from different languages which have the same origin. (So we recognise them!)


coherence

A coherent text is one in which the ideas are logically linked to form a unified whole. See also cohesion, cohesive devices.

cohesion

The lexical and grammatical linking used within a text to achieve coherence. See also cohesive devices.

cohesive devices

Words or phrases that link different parts of a text, helping to create a clear flow and connection between ideas.

collocate

(of vocabulary) - frequently occur with another word. E.g., freezing collocates with cold.