Teaching Knowledge database D-H

False friends are words that look or sound the same as words in the learner's first language but in fact are not so, causing the learner to make a mistake.

Feedback is information a teacher or another speaker, including another learner, gives to learners on how well they are doing, either to help the learner improve specific points, or to help plan their learning.

In the field-dependent/independent model of cognitive or learning style, a field-dependent learning style is defined by a relative inability to distinguish detail from other information around it.

In the field-dependent/independent model of cognitive or learning style, a field-independent learning style is defined by a tendency to separate details from the surrounding context.

A ‘find someone who' activity is a speaking activity which involves learners trying to find someone in the group who matches a description.

Flashcards are pictures or photographs mounted on small cards.

Fluency refers to how well a learner communicates meaning rather than how many mistakes they make in grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary.

Formal assessment uses formal tests or structured continuous assessment to evaluate a learner's level of language.

Formative assessment is the use of assessment to give the learner and the teacher information about how well something has been learnt so that they can decide what to do next.