ELT abounds in technical terms - some of them from linguistics, others from language teaching methodology or educational theory. In this section of The ELT Notebook you'll find a glossary of the most common terms used in EFL/ESL with definitions, examples, and, where relevant, extra information and follow up reading.
You can search for the terms you want in two ways : alphabetically or by topic
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Terms connected with phonology
Terms connected with lexis
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NB : New terms are constantly being added to this glossary.
