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habitn
a pattern of behaviour that is regular and which has become almost
automatic as a result of repetition. The view of language learning as habit
formation found in behaviourism has been rejected by virtually all linguists
and specialists in language acquisition, but research continues into issues
such as the mechanisms through which automaticity develops in language
learning.
half-close voweln
see vowel
half-open voweln
see vowel
halo effectn
(in research) the effect of a feature that is not being tested, but that changes
or influences the results. For example, a teacher who is rating a child
according to “interest in learning English” may give the child a higher
rating because he or she is well behaved in class.
handoutn
also worksheet
a page or pages containing exercises, activities, tasks or explanations, given
out to students to supplement activities or practice given by the teacher or
in a textbook.
hard palaten
see place of articulation
hardwaren
the physical equipment which may be used in an educational system, such
as a computer, video-cassette player, film projector, tape-recorder, cassette
or record player.
The materials used in such equipment such as programs, tapes, and films
are called software.
Hawthorn effectn
(in research) the effect produced by the introduction of a new element into
a learning situation, including changes in the normal behaviour of research
subjects when they know that they are being observed. For example, if a