ELT Terminology

2. Being able to speak the language idiomatically and accurately, without lots of pauses and in a manner appropriate to the context.
4. The word class that refers to people, places, things and abstract entities.
5. This type of learning takes place when the learner works out the rules based on examples.
7. Words like 'going' and 'gone'.
8. An element that is added to a word and which changes its meaning.
10. When two words frequently occur together - the relation can be grammatical or lexical.
12. For example: catchphrases and sayings.
13. Words that are spelled and pronounced the same way but have different meanings.
14. The extent to which a learner's use of a second language conforms to the rules of the language.
15. Words that have the same pronunciation but have different spelling and meaning.
17. Repetitive oral practice of a language item.
19. The smallest meaningful unit in a language.

1. This type of learning takes place when the rule is presented first then applied in practice activities.
2. When an error has become a permanent feature of a learner's second language.
3. The use of grammatical and lexical means to achieve connected text.
6. A type of motivation that comes from within.
9. Words that are spelled the same way but have different pronunciation and meaning.
11. Refers to the lexical and grammatical ways used by speakers to express their attitude to what they are saying.
16. Leaving out elements of a sentence because they are unnecessary or meaning can be worked out from context.
18. The technical term for the vocabulary of a language.