Quiz (esp. AmE)

A very short informal test given to students. Pop quiz (AmE) a short test given to students

without any warning.

 

 

R

Reader

1. A senior teacher at a British university just below the rank of a professor 2. An easy book that is intended to help people learn to read their own or a foreign language.

 

Reading

1. Perceiving a written text in order to understand its contents (usually done silently – silent reading); 2. Saying a written text aloud (oral reading) Reading approach In FL teaching, a programme or method in which reading comprehension is the main objective. In a ~, a) the FL is generally introduced through short passages written with simple vocabulary and structures; b) comprehension is taught through translation and grammatical analysis; c) if the spoken language is taught, it is generally used to reinforce reading and limited to the oral reading of texts.

 

Realia (pl.)

Three-dimensional objects used for instruction. Real objects such as clothes, menus, timetables and leaflets that can be brought into the classroom for a range of purposes.

 

Recall (n., v.)

To remember, bring something back into the mind.

Recast

To reword a sentence or phrase to improve it, e.g. Learner: I find myself unable to accept your statement Teacher: Oh, you don’t agree. Why not? Teachers recast language which may not contain errors but which is inappropriate for the context it is being used in. Compare with reformulate.

 

Receptive skills

When learners do not have to produce language; listening and reading are receptive skills. See productive skills.

 

Recycle

To focus on words or structures that have been taught before, for revision and more practice.

 

Reference materials

The materials which teachers and learners can use to find or check information, e.g. grammar books, dictionaries or CD-ROMs.

 

Reflecting teaching

An approach to teaching and to teacher education which is based on the assumption that

teachers can improve their understanding of teaching and the quality of their own teaching by reflecting critically on their teaching experiences. In teacher education, this may involve a) journals in which student teachers or practising teachers write about and descrbe classroom experiences and use their descriptions as a basis for review and reflection; b) audio and video taping of a teacher’s lesson by the teacher, for purposes of later review and reflection; c) group discussion with peers or a supervisor in order to explore issues that come out of classroom experience.