BRAINSTORMING
A kind of
group activity intended to generate a lot of ideas. Every suggestion
is recorded however unlikely or far-fetched. Decisions about
practicality are made later.
CALL
Computer
assisted language learning.
ELICITATION/SOCRATIC
TECHNIQUE
A form of
teaching by question and answer gradually leading to the elicitation
of certain truths.
FEEDBACK
SESSION
A class
activity in which various individuals or groups report back to the
class on what they have been researching or discussing. It may also
be a session in which the teacher reports back to students with an
evaluation of their work.
JIGSAW
LEARNING
A form of
learning/teaching in which different students cover different areas
of a topic; they later pool their knowledge (e.g. by means of
seminar/class papers).
PROJECT
A kind of
Task-based activity which usually involves an extended amount of
independent work, either by an individual student or by a group of
students.
PYRAMID
GROUP
A form of
group activity in which the class is divided into groups. After some
time, pairs of groups are joined together and continue the
discussion. This procedure is repeated until there is only one group,
comprising the whole class. Sometimes called a Snowball group.
ROLE PLAY
A form of
SIMULATION in which the participants adopt certain roles or parts.
TASK-BASED
(LEARNING)
Used to
describe any kind of learning which involves the performance of a
specific task or piece of work.
WORKSHOP
A kind of
TASK-BASED group activity which involves the completion of a certain
specified task. It is expected that all the members of the group to
contribute something to the completion of the task.