Authentic task - An activity which involves learners in using language in a way that replicates its use in the ‘real world’ outside the language classroom., Authentic text - A story written to exemplify the use of reported speech, a dialogue scripted to exemplify ways of inviting and a linguistically simplified version of a novel would not be authentic texts., CLIL - An approach in which students acquire a second or foreign language whilst focusing on learning new content knowledge and skills (e.g. about science, about composing music, about playing football)., Communicative competence - The ability to use the language effectively for communication., Concordances - A list of authentic samples of language use each containing the same key word or phrase., A coursebook - A textbook which provides the core materials for a language-learning course., A discovery activity - An activity which involves learners in investing energy and attention in order to discover something about the language for themselves., ELF - The English used by non-native speakers or the use of English by non-native speakers to achieve communication with each other., Language practice - Activities which involve repetition of the same language point or skill in an environment which is controlled by the framework of the activity., Language use  - Activities which involve the production of language in order to communicate., Lexical chunks - These are phrases in which a group of words are used with only one meaning (e.g. ‘have no option but’)., Material adaptation - Making changes to materials in order to improve them or to make them more suitable for a particular type of learner., Pedagogical task - A task which does not replicate a real world task but which is designed to facilitate the learning of language or of skills which would be useful in a real world task., PPP - An approach to teaching language items which follows a sequence of presentation of the item, practice of the item and then production of the item., Self-access materials - Materials designed for learners to use independently (i.e. on their own without access to a teacher or a classroom)., Simplified texts - These are texts which have been made simpler so as to make it easier for learners to read them., Supplementary materials - Materials designed to be used in addition to the core materials of a course.,

Basic terminology for material development and adaptation

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