Teaching Knowledge database Q-S

A scheme of work is a plan that defines work to be done in the classroom.

The schwa is an unstressed vowel sound which occurs in many words of two syllables or more and in connected speech.

A term from cognitive psychology; a script is a sequence of events and actions that are related to specific situations.

Second language acquisition, or SLA, has two meanings. In a general sense it is a term to describe learning a second language.

Self-assessment is where learners assess their language proficiency, rather than a teacher doing it. 

Self-correction is when learners correct themselves instead of a teacher doing it.

Semantics is the study of how meaning is created by words.

To sensitise learners is to make them more sensitive to specific language or ideas before doing an activity.

In a general way sensory acuity means how good your senses are at doing what they should do.