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Tag Archives: ELT jargon
The Complete Alternative Dictionary of ELT and Linguistics
Or at least I hope this is as complete as it ever gets seeing as there are already nearly 400 entries in it… ARELS – Association of Reasonably good English Language Schools Academic word list- A secret list of words … Continue reading
An Alternative A to Zed of ELTed Part 28
A continuation of what is without any doubt the longest running and/ or most pointless series in the whole of TEFL. Also the least original, as I learnt when English Droid was reborn. Still, gives us all (especially me) a break … Continue reading
The complete guide to ELT Jargon Part 26
Update: Complete collection now here. Chat bots- Teachers who are reduced to automatic expressions of “interest” by a student who keeps on going on and on Cognitive strategies- Ways of avoiding having to think in class Connectionism- Knowing enough people … Continue reading
Posted in Linguistics, applied linguistics and SLA, Listening
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Alternative TEFL jargon August 2009
Perhaps to prove that I’m still blogging like it’s 1999, have churned out The Alternative TEFL Jargon Dictionary Part 145. Take that TEFL!* discourse management- (also “discourse with management”) needing to make polite conversation with your boss (English) native speaker … Continue reading
Posted in Linguistics, applied linguistics and SLA, TEFL
Tagged ELT jargon, TEFL humour
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TEFL and Applied Linguistics jargon June 09 Part Two
This time all from Rules, Patterns and Words by Mr Willis*, a book I will droning on a lot about (sometimes even seriously) for the next week or two academic discourse- learning how to slag off other researchers adjunct- a “bad … Continue reading
ELT Jargon June 2009
behaviourism- the idea that the kids not being naughty is about all you can expect from a kindergarten English lesson Communication Accommodation Theory- the discredited idea that host families in the UK actually speak to the students who are staying … Continue reading
The Alternative ELT Jargon Dictionary Part 22
appropriacy- the noun of appropriate + priapism aspect- ass and pecs aspiration- mouth to mouth resuscitation of a student who was so stressed when speaking English that they forgot to breathe colligations- the offspring of a collie and an alligator … Continue reading
Posted in Linguistics, applied linguistics and SLA, Pronunciation, Schwa, TEFL
Tagged ELT jargon, TEFL humour
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The Alternative TEFL jargon dictionary Part 21
Monophthong – only one pair of pants Note-taking – a way of stopping budding classroom romances Paragraphing – going beyond graphs Phoneme – the smallest sound in the language, made by making the opening of your mouth tiny as if … Continue reading
The alternative ELT jargon dictionary Part 20
Affirmative (also “a firmative”) – Viagra Antonyms – trying to learn all the names of the swarms of tiny kids in a kindergarten you work at Appropriacy – only taking off your clothes in the right kinds of classes Authentic … Continue reading