Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia
Unit 1: Task 1 - Terminology of Language Teaching
Student:
Liceth paola Julio Guzmàn
Group:
518022_8
Director:
Angie Pinto
Foreign Language Degree with Emphasis on English
Course name:
Didactics of English
Cartagena, February
2020
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Activities to Develop
1. Pre-task: definition of Didactic of English
Step 1: Go to the forum Task 1 in the Collaborative Learning Environment and make your
contributions about the concept of the term Didactic of English. For that, post what you
think this field makes reference to, what it studies, and so on.
Answer: The didactic of English is that art of teaching methodology and theory communicative
approach. So it is the practical application too, and learning of the English. This art studies
everything related to bilingual teaching and learning, emotions, actions, analysis, cross- age
learning setting and the early foreign language learning in an easy form.
2. Cycle-task: Acronyms of ELT
Step 1: Check out in the Knowledge Environment the introduction of the book “The
Cambridge Guide to Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages” (pp. 1-6), the
reference “EFL ESL Teaching Terminology” and the Glossary for the course and explain
what the following acronyms stand for. To illustrate their meanings, you are asked to give
examples of each one of them.
• L1 and L2.
• EFL and ESL.
• ESP, EST and EAP.
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• CBI and CLIL.
• STT and TTT.
• FES and LES.
• CLL and CLT.
Answer:
L1: language 1. Example the student`s natives
L2: language 2. Example, the language being learning or study.
Josh is from u.s.a
EFL: English as a foreign language. Example: Josh moved to Korean to EFL to high school.
ESL: English as a second language. Example: Josh moved to Canada to ESL in schools.
EST: English for science and technology. Example: Topics for specially aimed at EST.
ESP: English for specific purposes. Example: students whose first language is not English
EAP: English for academics purposes. Example:To use language appropriately for study
CBI: Content based instruction. Example:To provide second-language learners instruction in
content
CLT: Communicative Language teaching. Example: Approach to language teaching
CLIL: Content and language integrated learning. Example: Content and simultaneous learning
of a foreign language
CLL: Communicative language learning. Example: Language teaching approach
FES: Fluent English speaker. Example: English speakers frequently
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LES: Limited English speaker. Example: English speakers are not fluent
STT: Student talk time. Example: Clarification and express doubts
TTT: Teacher talking time. Example. Teacher centered
Step 2: Browse the net and look for around ten more acronyms related to English language
education. Provide their meaning and examples of application of the terms
Answer:
ALM: Audio lingual method
ALLC: Applied linguistics for the language classroom
ELL: English language learner
EVP: English for vocational purposes
FLT: Foreign language teaching
PPP: Presentation, practice and production
SLA: Second language acquisition
TOELF: Test of English as a foreign language
TOEIC: Test of English for international communication
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Step 3: Individually, make an Electronic Database of the most useful acronyms for
English language teaching and include the list given in activity 2 and your own list.
Answer:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1A4jjk50YLOuwW7EsL0iMpuRIkiwx3fpFV3mgLx
aY724/edit?usp=sharing
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Bibliography
List of Common Acronyms. (s.f.). YOUR DICTIONARY. Obtenido de
https://abbreviations.yourdictionary.com/articles/common-accronyms.html
Muñoz, m. (2019). Didactics of english podcast. Obtenido de
http://repository.unad.edu.co/handle/10596/25880
