Strategy

Mnemonic: a device for remembering, such as a first-letter mnemonic for writing: PLAN (Pay attention to the prompt, List main ideas, Add supporting ideas, Number your ideas)
Reference
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Production strategy
Refer to the utilization of linguistic knowledge in communication. They differ from communication strategies inthat they do not imply any communication problem and in that they are generally used without conscious awareness.
Reference
Ellis, R. (1994). The study of Second Language Acquisition. OxfordUniversity Press.
Immersion
An approach to the teaching of language in which students are taught their regular school subjects such as science, history, and math through the target language.
ReferenceNunan, D. (1999). Second Language Teaching & Learning. Heinle Publishers.
Foreign Language
A number of researchers distinguish “foreign language acquisition” (For example, the learning of French inschools in the United States) and “Second language acquisition” (for example, the learning of English by speakers of other languages in the United States). Other researchers find this distinctionproblematic.
Reference
Ellis, R. (1994). The study of Second Language Acquisition. Oxford University Press.
Socio-Linguistic Competence
Sociolinguistic competence is the ability to interpret thesocial meaning of the choice of linguistic varieties and to use language with the appropriate social meaning for the communication situation.
Example
When greeting someone in a very formal situation anAmerican might say, Hello, how are you? or Nice to see you again, but if he were meeting a friend in an informal situation it would be much more appropriate to say Hi, or Hey, whatcha been doing?Reference
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