ELT Tefl Tesl Teyl STT TTT L1 L2 or TL SLA CPH Vak (Og) : Some Basic Terminology I What Do The Following Acronyms Mean?

This document defines key terminology used in English language teaching and learning. It provides translations from Estonian to English for common terms like "curriculum", "syllabus", "school level", and "to reinforce learning". It also translates several English teaching terms into Estonian, such as "language skill", "supplementary material", and defines terms like "accuracy", "fluency", and "input". The document serves as a glossary for those involved or interested in English language education.

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15/09/2020

Some basic terminology I

What do the following acronyms mean?
1. ELT English Language Teaching
2. TEFL Teaching English as a Foreign Language
3. TESL Teaching English as a Second Language
4. TEYL Teaching English to Young Learners
5. STT Student talking time
6. TTT Teacher talking time
7. L1 Level 1
8. L2 or TL Level 2 or Target Language
9. SLA Second Language Acquisition
10. CPH Critical Period Hypothesis
11. VAK(OG) Visual Auditory Kinaesthetic (Olfactory Gustatory)

Can you translate the following words into English?

1. (riiklik) õppekava – the (national) curriculum
2. (inglise keele) ainekava – the syllabus (of English)
3. kooliaste – a school stage, a school level
4. (õpitut) kordama – to revise, recycle, to recap
5. (õpitut) kinnistama – to reinforce, to consolidate
6. eelteadmisi aktiviseerima – to activate previous (or prior) knowledge
7. teadmisi laiendama – to expand / extend sb’s knowledge
8. keelt omandama – to acquire a language
9. uut materjali tutvustama – to introduce new material, to expose students to new
material
10. probleeme ette aimama – to anticipate problems
11. tundi häälestama – to tune in a lesson, to lead in a lesson
12. tundi kokku võtma, lõpetama – to round off a lesson, to conclude a lesson
13. jälgima, vaatlema – to observe, to monitor
14. hindama – to assess, to evaluate, to grade
15. (ülesannet) kohandama – to adapt / adjust (a task, an activity)
16. soojendusharjutus –a warm-up task, a warmer, a lead-in
17. kehakultuuripaus – a physical break
Kristel Ruutmets HTOS.02.258 Inglise keele didaktika esimeses ja teises kooliastmes I
18. keele osaoskus – a language skill (listening, speaking, reading, writing)
19. lisamaterjal – extra material, supplementary material
Can you translate the following words into Estonian or explain in English?
1. accuracy – Something is done with accuracy when it has no mistakes.
2. fluency – the quality of being fluent in speech or writing in any language.
3. to elicit – Get information by asking the right questions (from the teacher’s point of
view).
4. input – Consists of information or resources that someone receives (from a learning
point of view is everything a student hears and reads; outputs would be speaking and
writing).
5. realia – Real-life facts and material used in teaching
6. a flashcard – A card on which are written or printed words for children to look at
briefly, used as an aid to learn.
7. a closure – The end of a work or activity. Antonym → A lead in activity.
8. to personalise – To individualize the resources, materials and information you give to
each child.
9. an icebreaker – Is something that someone says or does in order to make it easier for
people who have never met before to talk to each other.
10. a teaching aid – Any device, object, or machine used by a teacher to clarify a subject.