predicationn
see proposition
predicative adjectiven
an adjective that is used after a verb.
see also attributive adjective
predictive validityn
a type of validity based on the degree to which a test accurately predicts
future performance. A language aptitude test, for example, should have
predictive validity, because the results of the test should predict the ability
to learn a second or foreign language.
predictorn
see criterion measure, dependent variable
prefabricated languagen
also prefabricated routine, prefabricated speech
see formulaic language
preferred languagen
see primary language
preferred strategiesn
the most efficient strategies for speech processing of a particular language,
utilizing the phonological and metrical rules of the language.
prefixn
a letter or sound or group of letters or sounds which are added to the beginning
of a word, and which change the meaning or function of the word.
Some combining forms can be used like prefixes. For example, the word
pro-French uses the prefix pro- “in favour of”, and the word Anglo-French
uses the combining form Anglo- “English”.
see also affix
preliminary intaken
see intake
pre-listening v
activities that students carry out before listening to a listening text, in order to
prepare them for listening. Pre-listening activities may pre-teach vocabulary,
activate background knowledge, predict content, generate interest in a
topic or check ideas and understanding of a topic.
pre-listening