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Reading Comprehension

The ability to understand and interpret written text, including identifying main ideas and supporting details.

Reading for Gist

The practice of skimming a text to get a general idea of its content rather than focusing on specific details.

Reading Method

A method of language teaching developed in USA in the first half of the 20th Century. See Unit 8 for detail.

realia

Real-life objects used in the classroom to enhance language learning in context.

Received Pronunciation

See RP.

receptive skills

Skills related to understanding language, such as listening and reading.

receptive vocabulary

See productive vocabulary.

Reduced vowels

Vowels that are pronounced with less emphasis, often turning into a schwa sound (/ə/) in unstressed syllables.

referencing

A cohesive device used to refer backwards and forwards within a text, and sometimes to refer to something outside the text. See anaphoric, cataphoric and exophoric.

Referencing is the use of pronouns, possessivepronouns, possessiveadjectives, demonstratives (this, that, these, those, here, there) and definite articles (the) to refer to something or someone that is mentioned elsewhere in the text, or in the case of exophoric referencing, outside the text.

reflective practice

A method of self-assessment where teachers analyze their teaching experiences to improve their skills and effectiveness.

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