Lesson notes glossaryThe words tutors use, in plain English.
Short definitions of the terms that come up when tutors write lesson notes, give feedback and track progress.
Notes and feedback
Lesson notes
A written record of a lesson: what was covered, what went well, what to fix and what comes next.
Lesson summary
Two or three sentences describing what a lesson covered.
Session notes
Lesson notes for skills and technical lessons, focused on steps, decisions and tasks.
Error correction
A student's mistake shown next to the correct version.
Recurring mistake
A mistake the student has made in more than one lesson.
Private tutor notes
Notes only the tutor sees, kept out of the student's version.
Progress and planning
Next lesson objective
The focus the next lesson will start from.
Homework
Practice set for the student between lessons.
Tutor tasks
What the tutor promised to prepare or check.
Progress report
A summary of a student's improvement over several lessons.
CEFR level
The European scale of language ability, from A1 to C2.
Recording
Lesson tab recording
Capturing the sound of a lesson running in a browser tab, plus the tutor's microphone.
Speaker separation
Keeping the tutor's and the student's voices apart in the notes.
Transcript
The written text of what was said in a lesson.
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