educational psychologyIn order to have a sound eclectic method a core set of principles is needed
to guide the teacher’s selection of techniques, strategies, and teaching
procedures.
see also audiolingual method, communicative approachecology of language n
another term for linguistic ecology
economy principle n
in minimalism, the principle that syntactic representations should con-
tain as few constituents as possible and derivations should posit as few
grammatical operations as possible.
ED-form n
a term used to refer to the simple past tense of a verb in English, e.g.
“talked”.
editing^1 n
the practices in second language writing classes of engaging students in
activities that require correction of discrete language errors in their writing,
such as errors in grammar, vocabulary, sentence structure, spelling, etc.
see also revision
editing^2 n
see composing processes
education n
in a general sense, the formal and informal processes of teaching and learn-
ing used to develop a person’s knowledge, skills, attitudes, understanding,
etc., in a certain area or domain. A distinction is sometimes made between
the broader goals of education, described above, and training, which
refers to the processes used to teach specific practical skills.
educational linguistics n
a term sometimes used to refer to a branch of applied linguisticswhich
deals with the relationship between language and education.
educational psychology n
a branch of psychology which studies theories and problems in education,
including the application of learning theory to classroom teaching and
learning, curriculum development, testing and evaluation, and teacher
education.