Microsoft Word Glossary March 2011 doc

 
Emphasis 
noun,
emphasise 
verb,
emphatic 
adjective 
When special force or attention is given to a word or information because it is important, e.g. I want to start the lesson 
at SIX o’clock not seven o’clock. 
 
Enable 
verb 
To help someone be able to do something.  
To make something possible. For example, using a correction code 
on learners’ writing enables learners to improve their own work. 
 
Encouragement 
noun, 
encourage 
verb 
When a teacher helps learners to succeed by giving them confidence, e.g. ‘Of course you can do it! You’re doing very 
well ’. See confidence.
 
Energy levels 
If learners are interested and working hard, then the energy levels are high; if learners are bored or tired, then the 
energy levels are low. 
 
English-medium school 
A school in a non-English speaking country, in which all subjects are taught using English. 
 
Enquire 
To ask for information, e.g. What time does the train leave? 
 
Entry 
An item, for example a piece of information that is written or printed in a dictionary about a word, e.g. easy /
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/ adj, 
adv. 1. not difficult, and not needing much physical and mental effort: an easy job. 
 
Error 
A mistake that a learner makes when trying to say something above their level of language or language processing.
A developmental error is an error made by a second language learner which could also be made by a 
young person learning their mother tongue as part of their normal development, e.g. I goed there last week (I 
went there last week).
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