Terminology is a system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject, nomenclature.
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Is there a term for the language in which a language is taught?
If someone is a native speaker of Khmer, is living in New Zealand and is learning Russian from a tutor speaking English, I'd know how to refer to Khmer (the "native language"), and how to refer to Russian (the target language). But what term would I…
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What are the main types of fluency that are relevant to language learning?
Fluency is often confused with proficiency; it has even been an issue on this site. Simply put, proficiency is the level you have reached, whereas fluency is based on the automaticity and smoothness with which you can perform certain language tasks.…
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What is the term for being able to understand something in only an L2?
I have this little thing with some of my L2 languages that I know that I can understand them in their own language, but not being able to "translate" it over to my L1 and understand it there. Is there a term for being able to understand an L2 and…
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Term for second language learned?
I used 'mother tongue' to describe in conversation my first language.
Are there any terms that are used formally or informally to specifically refer to someone's second language?
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