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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). |
Lexical SetA set of words that are connected in some way,
usually by type (e.g., different items of clothing, vocabulary describing the weather,
etc.). |
LexisAnother word for “vocabulary.” |