Microsoft Word Glossary March 2011 doc

Finger correction - A way of drawing attention to where a learner has made a mistake. The teacher counts 
out the words a learner has said on her fingers. The fingers represent words and the teacher can show 
clearly in which word (finger) the mistake was made.
A teacher may use her fingers to show that a mistake 
has been made with word or sentence stress, word order, grammar, pronunciation of sounds etc. 
Self-correction - When learners correct language mistakes they have made, perhaps with some help from 
the teacher. 
See ignore (errors). 
 

Correction code 
A series of symbols a teacher may use to mark learners’ writing so that they can correct mistakes by themselves,
e.g. P = punctuation mistake, T = tense mistake. 
 
Counsellor: see teacher role. 
 
Countable noun: see noun. 
 
Coursebook: see book. 
 
Coursebook unit: see book. 
 
Criteria: see assessment criteria. 
 
Cross reference 
A note that tells the reader of a book to go to another place in the book to get more information, e.g. in a dictionary 
entry for early it might say: early ─ arriving before the planned time. OPP LATE. This is a cross reference showing 
the reader that there is information about late in another entry. 
 
Crossword puzzle 
A word game in which learners complete a grid. Learners write the answers to clues in the squares on the grid. It is 
often used to review and consolidate vocabulary. 
 
Cue card, prompt card 
A card on which there is/are (a) word(s) or picture(s) to prompt or encourage learners to produce particular language, 
often during a controlled practice activity or drill, e.g. a teacher presenting I like + ing / I don’t like + ing could have a 
number of picture cue cards with different activities (swimming, reading etc). Learners have to respond to the cue 
card using I like + ing or I don’t like + ing. See flashcard.