● The words we know help us organize our learning.
● The creation of words is our tool for increasing learning.
● Vocabulary instruction should be a focalpoint of learning, especially for students impacted by poverty.
"Without grammar very little can be conveyed; without vocabulary nothing can be conveyed."
"When students travel, they don't carry grammar books, they carry dictionaries.”
● Vocabulary instruction is an excellent advance organizer but also must be taught in context.
Introduction of This Unit
To discuss how to teach vocabulary. Although vocabulary is usually integrated with the teaching of reading, we still consider it necessary to introduce ways to learn and consolidate vocabulary.
Vocabulary teaching is an indispensable part of English curriculum.
I. The importance of vocabulary
●The singular importance of vocabulary has become a powerful insight to raise achievement.
With 100,000 words in the English language, teaching vocabulary can seem like a very daunting prospect.
The average native speaker uses around only 5000 words in everyday speech. Your students won't need to produce every word they learn, some they will just need to recognize.
1. Introduction
Vocabulary plays an important part in learning to read. Beginning readers must use the words they hear orally to make sense of the words they see in print.
A Course in English Language Teaching
Unit 8 Teaching vocabulary
Vocabulary is a weak area for many students, much “vocabulary instruction”ends up being handwriting practice.
Criteria Range
Coverage frequency learnability language
needs
Definition
the extent to which a word occurs in the different types of texts
the capacity of a wቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱrd to replace other words
Teaching Content
● How to teach vocabulary ● What students need to know ● Presenting vocabulary ● Consolidating vocabulary ● Developing vocabulary building strategies
the number of occurrences of a word in the target language
the extent to which a word can be learned without difficulty
the extent to which a word is regarded as "required" by the learner in order to communicate
2. Ways for Teaching
Teachers should choose proper ways to instruct words. Many teachers often write new words they want to teach on the blackboard, then explain them one by one. The way is easy for teachers to teach, while it isn't interesting for students to learn．It makes students feel bored.
Selecting what to teach, based on frequency and usefulness to the needs of your particular students is therefore essential.
3. Selecting what to teach, based on