Teaching Knowledge database D-H

Goals are the targets that learners and teachers have in language learning.

Gradable adjectives are adjectives which have different degrees and so can be graded.

Graded language is classroom language that is adapted to the level of the learners in some way.

Graded readers are reading books that contain language adjusted to the level of the learner rather than authentic language.

A grammatical syllabus is based on the structures of a language. It can be compared to other types of syllabi based around tasks, vocabulary, functions or topics.

Group dynamics refer to the relationships between learners in a group and the impact that this has on the way they work.

Group work is when the learners work together on a task or activity in groups.

Guided discovery, also known as an inductive approach, is a technique where a teacher provides examples of a language item and helps the learners to find the rules themselves.

Guided writing involves a teacher working with a group of learners on a writing task.