collaborative researchn
(in teacher development programmes) research that is carried out by a
teacher in collaboration with others, such as another teacher or teachers,
a school consultant, a university researcher, or between a teacher and
learners. Collaborative research is an essential component of some models
of action research.
collaborative teacher developmentn
forms of teacher development that involve systematic investigation of
teaching and learning over time and which involve a teacher in a usually
voluntary collaboration with others involved in the teaching process
(e.g. mentors, researchers, teacher educators, other teachers, learners) and
in which professional development is the prime purpose. Examples of col-
laborative teacher development are team teaching, teacher study groups,
and action research.
collective nounn
a noun which refers to a collection of people, animals, or things as a group.
For example school,family,government are collective nouns. When collec-
tive nouns are used in the singular, they may be used with either a singular
verb or a plural verb. For example:
The government isgoing to look into this matter.
The government arelooking into this matter.
The use of the plural verb suggests that the noun refers to something which
is seen as a group of individuals, whereas the use of the singular verb sug-
gests something seen as a single whole.
see also noun
collocationn collocatev
the way in which words are used together regularly.
Collocation refers to the restrictions on how words can be used together,
for example which prepositions are used with particular verbs, or which
verbs and nouns are used together.
For example, in English the verb perform is used with operation, but not
with discussion:
The doctor performed the operation.
- The committee performed a discussion. Instead we say:
The committee held/had a discussion.
perform is used with (collocates with) operation, and hold and have
collocate with discussion.
high collocates with probability, but not with chance:
a high probability but a good chance
collocation