target language
- noun
- /ˈtɑːrɡɪt ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
- Specialized
:
idioma objetivo
- The first one is that they appreciated the opportunity to talk to a native speaker of the target language.
- learn the target language
- use the target language
- target language environment
Examples
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The purpose of language learning is to be able to effectively communicate in the target language.
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Classroom routines need to be conducted in the target language.
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Otherwise, one could not improve their target language skills as expected.
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Good knowledge of the social and cultural features of the society in which the target language is spoken.
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The teacher should encourage and enforce the use of the target language as much as possible.
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The students now use the target language exclusively to discuss academic content and cultural context.
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To complete the WeChat task, students have to be active and do things in the target language.
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In sum, the participants appreciate the opportunity to use the target language outside the classroom with native speakers.
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I believed that through reflective writing in the target language, students could become more independent learners.
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The students must practice speaking in the target language during their lessons to improve their fluency.
Synonyms
A language that a translator or program creates from another language
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'the language that is the target of translation' is directly derived from combining 'target' (an objective or intended aim) with 'language' (a communication system), yielding 'the language aimed for.' Although often used in a technical computing context, the noun–noun composition and literal relation between the constituents are straightforward and should be clear to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
The phrase target language comes from the idea of a target — something you aim at. When translators change words from one language into another, the language they aim for is the 'target', so target language means the language you translate into.
