TEFL Glossary

A method where subjects are taught through a foreign language, integrating content learning with language acquisition.

It is also referred to as Thematic Learning, bi-lingual education or immersion.

Words that carry meaning in a sentence, such as nouns, main verbs, adjectives, and adverbs, which are typically stressed.

A particular situation in which a specific piece of language is used. Context may change meaning.
E.g., I posted a letter.  I posted about that in my blog. 

Teaching new language in context (contextualising) makes it easier for learners to understand the meaning of that language and the way in which it is used. 

Hints or information within a text that help readers understand the meaning of unfamiliar words.

See context.

See fricative.

The accuracy-based activities that are aimed at enabling students to practise producing new language correctly.  The focus is on producing correct grammatical forms, accurate pronunciation, or the correct use of new vocabulary. You may also see this referred to as restricted practice.

It is a conjunction used between clauses in a compound sentence.

Also spelledcopular. See linking verbs.

A corpus is a collection of written texts. Corpuses are often used for linguistic research, for example, to find out what words commonly collocate with a particular word.