A summary of vocabulary for Module 3. TEFL diploma course

1. OHP
A machine that allows users to project information on a wall using transparences.
A blog
It is a regularly updated journal or newsletter in the form of a web page.
IWB (Interactive WhiteBoard)
An electronically enhance whiteboard, used in face to face teaching, which allows content from
a computer screen to be projected into the whiteboard.
Podcast
A method of publishing usually audio files on the internet.
A webquest
A project which requires learners to use the internet recources and websites to find
information.
A wiki
A series of collaborative web pages which anyone can contribute.
Coursebook assessment:
An out-of-class judgement as to how well anew book will perform in class.
Coursebook evaluation
It is ajudgement on how well a book has performed in fact.
Learnability
A concept that deals with the fact that some structural or lexical items are easier
for students to learn than others.
Coverage
Some words and structures have greater coverage (scope for use) than others.
Syllabus
The list of items to be learned and the grading of those items into an appropriate sequence.
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2. Curriculum
It involves the planning, implementation, evaluation, management and aministration of
education programs.
Grammar syllabus
It is sequenced in such a way that the students gradually acquire a knowledge of structures
Lexical syllabus
It is organized on the basis of vocabulary and lexis.
Functional syllabus
It is based on the description of what the language is used for.
Situational syllabus
It offers the possibility of selecting and sequencing different real-life situations.
Task-based syllabus
It lists a series of tasks and the language tobe used in them.
Multi-syllabus syllabus
It shows a combination of several other syllabuses.
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