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Definition Top-down processing
- Refers to the knowledge a listener brings to a text- sometimes also referred to as ‘inside the head ‘ information.
- Worl knowledge and knowledge of the context
Definition Bottom-up processing
We use our knowledge of the language (phonology, syntax, semantics, discourse) to make sense of the letters and words we read or the sound we hear. The information we use is contained in the speech itself
Receptive Competences: Reading and Listening
3 differences between Task and Exercise
Exercises: Closed, explicit learning, form oriented, product oriented
Task: open, implicit learning, meaning oriented, process oriented
Deductive approach is based on _____________
- Based on the rule (provides general orientation)
Inductive approach is based on _____________
- Based on examples (promotes explorative learning)
3 Differences between Landeskunde and Intercultural approach/ICC
Four approaches in Film-based language learning
- Form – ____________
- Fluency – ________
- Input – _______
- Open – ________
- Receptive – __________
- Spoken – ___________
- Form – Meaning
- Fluency – Accuracy
- Input – Output
- Open – Closed Tasks
- Receptive – Productive Skills
- Spoken – Written Discourse
Definition of “chunk”
“chunk”: a chunk of language is a common partnership between two or more words. Some of the many alternate terms for ‘chunk’ are: multi-word vocabulary, lexical phrase and formulaic sequence. Chunks include idioms, proverbs, common collocations (e.g., heavy rain) and phrasal verbs. It is assumed that a chunk is stored in memory as if it were a single word.
Stages of vocabulary teaching and learning
- Selection
- Choosing appropriate lexical items
- Selection criteria:
- Frequency
- Semantic range ( e.g words with high semantic range: bad make, get, take)
- Relevance: (Sports, Animals, Transport, Jobs, Money, Feelings, Hobbies)
- Learnability
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Presentation
* Introducing and explaining lexical items - Practice
- Learning the words (meaning, form and use) and linking the words with known word
- Memorization
- Storing the words in the long-tern memory
What are the 4 Assesment criteria?
- Objectivity
- Reliability
- Validity
- Practicality/Feasibility
Define ZPD
