Teaching Knowledge database A-C

A consonant cluster in a word is a group of consonants with no vowels between them.

If a test has content validity then it has been shown to test what it sets out to test.

Content words are words that have meaning. They can be compared to grammatical words, which are structural.

Contextualisation is putting language items into a meaningful and real context rather than being treated as isolated items of language for language manipulation practice only.

Continuous assessment means assessing aspects of learners' language throughout their course and then producing a final evaluation result from these assessments.

Controlled language is language that the teacher gives the class that is in some way changed to suit the level or the aims of the lesson.

Controlled practice is a stage in a lesson where learners practise new language in a limited form.

A correction code is used to show learners what kind of mistakes they have made in written work.

Counselling is a teacher talking with a learner about their learning and advising them.