TESOL 101 Sample Vocabulary List

a shortened form of a written word or phrase used in place of the whole word or phrase.

a word formed from the initial letter or letters of each of the successive parts or major parts of a compound term.

afraid that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen/viewing the future with anxiety or alarm: feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future.

take in (information, ideas, or culture) and understand fully.

pertaining to listening comprehension and speaking, especially in learning a foreign language.

to look at (something): to see (something)

able to speak and understand two languages

able to read and write in two languages.

of, relating to, or involving conscious mental activities (such as thinking, understanding, learning, and remembering) intellectual, or have the mental ability to.

the ability to do something well: the quality or state of being competent/having the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something successfully.

using few words: not including extra or unnecessary information in a way that is brief but comprehensive.

the work required of a student in a specific course of study; classroom work.

to remove (a linguistic element, an action, e.t.c) from context.

to cause (something, such as information) to go to many people/to scatter or spread widely.

to have the same feelings as another person: to feel empathy for someone/understand and share the feelings of another.

the conditions that surround someone or something: the conditions and influences that affect the growth, health, progress, etc., of someone or something.

to be better than others/to surpass others or be superior in some respect or area; do extremely well.

a strong feeling of excitement and enthusiasm.

something (such as an idea, a principle, or a fact) that provides support for something/an underlying basis or principle.

to keep several objects in motion in the air at the same time by repeatedly throwing and catching them/to do (several things) at the same time.

learning style in which learning takes place by the students carrying out physical activities, rather than listening to a lecture or watching demonstrations.

Latin is a historic language of which many languages branch off of.

related to languages.

the thoughts, beliefs, and choices that are accepted by the largest number of people/ to bring something (someone) into the main process.

an attitude, intention, mood, or way of thinking.

able to speak and understand only one language/knowing or able to speak only one language.

a person who has just started learning or doing something.

the method and practice of teaching.

one of 100 equal parts that a group of people can be divided into in order to rank them/distribution of values of a particular variable.

the study of ideas about knowledge, truth, the nature and meaning of life, etc./a particular set of ideas about knowledge, truth, the nature and meaning of life, etc./a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school.

formed before having actual knowledge about something or before experiencing something/of an idea or opinion formed before having the evidence for its truth or usefulness.

good at doing something/successful achievement based on a given scale or test of achievement.

someone or thing that is considered to have successfully achieved something based on a given scale or test of achievement.

to read and correct mistakes in (a written or printed piece of writing)

to move text or images of a web page, document, etc, up, down or to the side on a computer screen so that you can see all of it.

an explanation or a set of instructions at the beginning of a book, a test, etc.

the process of making something ready to be used.

the study of language as it functions in society.

at an indefinite future time.

an act of giving a document, proposal, piece of writing, etc., to someone so that it can be considered or approved: An act of submitting something.

important, real, meaningful/ supported by facts or logic.

to make or change (something) so that it meets a special needs or purpose.

something that is used as an example of how to do, or achieve something.

a way of looking or thinking about something.

the amount of work that a group of people are expected to perform.

a piece of paper that contains printed exercises and problems to be done by a student.