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Multilingual glossary of key terms in language education

This page presents an overview of key terms, definitions and references used in ECML projects since 2012. The aim of this compilation is:
  • to offer easy access to ECML terminology;
  • to promote the establishment of multilingual terminology through bilingual or trilingual glossaries;
  • to highlight the role of glossaries in ensuring solid theoretical underpinnings to ECML practice-oriented projects and resources.
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Please note: The terms and their definitions have been established for specific project purposes. Therefore, some terms are listed more than once and offer different definitions and different approaches, e.g. scientific and theory-based definitions, policy-oriented definitions or definitions for communication purposes in practical contexts. 

For each entry there is a link to the resource website which presents the context and the scope of the relevant term for which it has been defined. 

  
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safe way to (inter)act

scaffolding

scaffolding

scaffolding / bilingual scaffolding

scales of descriptor

scholarly community

scientific advisory board

scope

second language

second language

second language (L2)

second language / additional language (SL / AL)

second language acquisition

self-assessment

self-assessment

self-assessment

semi-structured interview

sequencing

situation analysis

skill

skills

social agents

social interaction

social web

societal language(s)

sociocultural /-linguistic aspects of language use

socio-interactional approach

sociolinguistic competence

specialized language

spoken interaction

spoken production

stakeholder

stakeholder

standardisation

standardisation training (as used in this projet)

standards

state language

strategies

strategies (learning to learn)

strategy

strategy (communication strategy)

study skills

summative assessment

sustainability

syllabus

syntax

Shortcut: www.ecml.at/glossaries 


Cite this resource

Other relevant terminology resources


Council of Europe | Glossary "Language support for adult refugees":
Dutch – English – French – German – Greek – Italian – Spanish – Turkish 
   

Agency of the European Union
Cedefop – European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training | Terminology of European education and training policy:
English – French – Italian – Portuguese – Spanish