L1First language - also referred to as primary language, native language and mother tongue. |
L2Second Language. It is any language that a person knows aside from his/her first language. |
L2ASee second language
acquisition. |
labiodentalThese are the sounds formed by placing the bottom lip against the top teeth (/f/ and /v/). |
LADLanguage Acquisition Device - see innatist theory. |
language gradingGrading 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-inSee warmer. |
learning platformYou are on one! |
learning styleIt is a student's preferred way of learning, e.g, visual, auditory, kinaesthetic. It also refers to the conditions in which an individual is most likely to learn effectively. |
Lexical ApproachLexical approaches to
language teaching emphasise the importance of vocabulary in language
learning. A lexical syllabus is organised according to the vocabulary
that is to be taught rather than the grammar or the functions. A large proportion of the language we produce
seems to be memorised 'chunks of language', rather than original
creations generated through combining our grammatical and lexical
knowledge. Examples are the _____er, the
_________er (as in the bigger, the better), you must be joking, to cut a long story short. These 'pre-fabricated chunks' are given various names such as lexical phrases, holophrases, gambits and lexicalised stems. What they are called does not really matter, but it is very useful for the language teacher to recognise and teach these chunks. |