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Knowledge wiki

The teaching knowledge wiki is a collection definitions of ELT terminology. Each entry includes a definition, an example illustrating the concept and information about how the concept can be applied in the classroom context.

Here are the latest words added to the teaching knowledge wiki. You can see all the words in the index and search the knowledge wiki here.If you want to suggest a new word to add please contact us.

We are currrently working towards making the Knowledge Wiki fully accessible so that registered users can add, edit and discuss new words, depending upon the results of pilot testing. In the meantime, please use the Add new comment at the bottom of each entry to discuss or give feedback on the definitions provided.

	Formal assessment
Formal assessment uses formal tests or structured continuous assessment to evaluate a learner's level of language. Read more Knowledge wiki Formal assessment 1 comment Read more Talk page (1 comments) Add new comment

	Collaborative activity
Collaborative activity involves learners working together in order to complete a task. Go back \| Read more Knowledge wiki Collaborative activity Login or register to post comments Read more Add new comment

	Anchoring
Anchoring is a technique used to manage emotional states in Neuro-Linguistic Programming. Go back \| Read more Knowledge wiki Anchoring 1 comment Read more Talk page (1 comments) Add new comment

	Editing stage
In process writing, the editing stage is where the writer and peers edit the written work. It comes after the other stages: pre-writing activities, focusing ideas and structuring. Go back \| Read more Knowledge wiki Editing stage Login or register to post comments Read more Add new comment

	Vocabulary bank
A vocabulary bank is a collection of new words and phrases that the learner or class builds up as they learn. Go back \| Read more Knowledge wiki Vocabulary bank Login or register to post comments Read more Add new comment

	Multi-word verbs - MWVs
Multi-word verbs, or MWVs, are verbs made up of two or more words. These words are a verb plus a preposition or particle. They are often known as phrasal verbs. Go back \| Read more Knowledge wiki Multi-word verbs - MWVs 1 comment Read more Talk page (1 comments) Add new comment

	Summative assessment
Summative assessment evaluates a learner's progress up to that point and provides a summary of where they are. Go back \| Read more Knowledge wiki Summative assessment Login or register to post comments Read more Add new comment

	ICT
Information and Communication Technology, or ICT, refers to technological tools that are used to communicate and to manage information. Go back \| Read more Knowledge wiki ICT Login or register to post comments Read more Add new comment

	Eclectic approach
In the move away from teachers following one specific methodology, the eclectic approach is the label given to a teacher's use of techniques and activities from a range of language teaching appro Go back \| Read more Knowledge wiki Eclectic approach Login or register to post comments Read more Add new comment

	Content validity
If a test has content validity then it has been shown to test what it sets out to test. Go back \| Read more Knowledge wiki Content validity Login or register to post comments Read more Add new comment