aptitude-treatment interaction n
the relationship between a learner’s personal strengths and weaknesses in
learning and the learning situation, including the type of programme one is
enrolled in. The study of such interactions is motivated by the idea that
learners will learn best in a situation in which the demands of the classroom
or other learning context match their areas of aptitude. For example, a
learner with high oral mimicry ability may learn better in one type of
language programme, while one high in grammatical sensitivitymay
learn better in another.
archaism n
a word or phrase that is no longer used, such as the second person singular
pronoun thou, or whose usage is limited to specific contexts, such as
thereof,hereto, in legal documents.
areal linguistics n
the study of the languages or dialects which are spoken in a particular area.
An example is a study of two neighbouring languages to see how they
influence each other in terms of grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, etc.
see also dialectology
argument n
in logic, the thing talked about (see proposition).
in generative grammar, the thematic role of a noun in relation to a verb
(see case theory,theta theory).
argumentation n
see essay
argumentative writing n
see modes of writing
article n
a word which is used with a noun, and which shows whether the noun
refers to something definite or something indefinite.
For example, English has two articles: the definite articlethe, and the
indefinite articlea or an.
The main use of the definite article in English is to show that the noun refers
to a particular example of something, e.g.:
a by referring to something which is known to both the speaker and the
hearer:
She is in the garden.
He is at the post office.
aptitude-treatment interaction