CALLComputer-Assisted Language Learning. Includes use of computer-based language programs such as ESL-specific software, educational podcasts, web pages, and CD-ROMs for educational purposes. |
ChantsShort repetitive songs or rhythms that can be implemented to introduce or reinforce lesson material for second language students. Educators can use chants in small or whole group activities to help EFL learners become comfortable with the process of language acquisition. |
Class ContractDocumentation used to negotiate
with your students on the rules for the classroom and the consequences for
violating them. |
ClauseA group of words that always contains a subject
and a verb in combination. |
Close ExerciseA gap-fill exercise with regularly-spaced gaps (e.g.,
every sixth word has been deleted). |
CLTCommunicative Language Teaching. CLT is a
teaching approach that emphasizes interaction between students or between
student(s) and teacher(s). The approach emphasizes use of authentic real-world
communication for meaningful purposes. |
CMCComputer-Mediated Communication. Refers to using computer technology,
such as web chat programs or web conferencing tools (e.g., Zoom, Skype), to
communicate with others. |
CognateA word having the same derivation in two languages and that is similar in both languages, not only in meaning, but also in spelling and pronunciation; “information” is a cognate of the Spanish word “información”. |
CollocationsWords that tend to be associated with each
other, or co-occur in sentences, such as salt and pepper, up and down, wedding
vows, etc. Collocates are important in EFL because they help to explain why
some learner language is grammatically correct and the meaning is apparent, yet
the utterance seems strange and not something natives usually say. |
Communicative ApproachA set of principles about teaching where the focus is on meaningful communication not structure. |