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Glossary: ITA Online - Glossary
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L1Family language, or mother tongue. |
L2Second language, or a language that is not the mother. |
Language ItemThe smallest parts of a language, such as a new
vocabulary word. |
Language SkillsThere are four language skills: listening,
speaking, reading, and writing. Listening and reading are receptive skills,
while speaking and writing are productive skills. |
Learning StrategiesIndividual tasks or activities that help
learners to foster independent learning or to engage in independent learning. There
are direct strategies for managing language, and indirect strategies for learning
in general. |
Learning StylesTerm used to indicate individual student
preferences for learning. |
Lexical ItemA word, a phrase, or a number of words that can
be considered to be a single item of vocabulary (e.g., bus, bus stop, school
bus stop). |