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The English Teachers
RF Duncan-Goodwillie
Editor Ivan Fidrovsky
Cover designer Ivan Fidrovsky
© RF Duncan-Goodwillie, 2020
© Ivan Fidrovsky, cover design, 2020
ISBN 978-5-0051-1129-6
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This book is dedicated to its subjects: The English Teachers. Thank you for making the lives of others better… and for making my life interesting
Glossary of Terms
The following is a non-exhaustive list of terms which appear in the book. Some of these subjects have entire books dedicated to them in detail, so what is presented will naturally be an oversimplification best corrected by a more in-depth online search.
1-2-1 teaching – describes a situation where there is one teacher and one student.
Accuracy – refers to a focus on using language correctly. Tasks which focus on accuracy will often involve a lot of correction by a teacher, etc. The opposite of this is fluency, where activities are designed with the idea of students getting their message across regardless of the accuracy. Fluency and accuracy operate on more of a spectrum than two distinct categories.
ADOS – an abbreviation of Assistant Director of Studies. These people are usually English teachers with some management and administrative responsibility, and supervise the work of a teacher. A Director of Studies (DOS) does this in smaller schools or oversees schools at a strategic level.
BKC – a large chain of language schools in Moscow and a franchise of International House. Blocks – are classes scheduled on the same day close together. For example: 1500—1600, 1615—1715, etc.
Cambridge Assessment English – a Cambridge Exam board.
Cambridge Proficiency English (CPE) – an exam that shows candidates have mastered English to an exceptional level.
Camp – many language schools also run summer camps during the break between academic years. These usually have less structured curricula, which encourages teachers to be creative and flexible.
Certificate in Advanced Methodology (CAM) – an International House training course for experienced teachers.
Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) – a common initial teacher training qualification.