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Stress timed
A stress-timed language is a language where the stressed syllables are said at approximately regular intervals, and unstressed syllables shorten to fit this rhythm.
STT
STT means Student Talking Time.
Sub-skills
The language skills of speaking, listening, writing and reading are often divided into sub-skills.
Subjective test
A subjective test is evaluated by giving an opinion.
Subordinate clause
A subordinate - or dependent - clause is a clause which adds more information to a sentence but is incomplete and not a sentence on its own.
Substitution drill
A substitution drill is a classroom technique used to practise new language.
Summative assessment
Summative assessment evaluates a learner’s progress up to that point and provides a summary of where they are.
Syllable-timed languages
A syllable-timed language is a language whose syllables take approximately equal amounts of time to pronounce.
Syllabus
A syllabus is a document that describes what the contents of a language course will be and the order in which they will be taught.
Synchronous learning
Synchronous learning occurs when the learner and the teacher are in the same place at the same time.