Penny Ur's 77 Tips for Teaching Vocabulary

Penny Ur

doi:10.1017/9781009072892

This concise, but comprehensive book draws on Penny Ur's extensive teaching experience as well as insights from research in applied linguistics. It explores a wide range of topics including introducing new vocabulary, reviewing and practising new words and expressions, and ways of expanding and enriching learner vocabulary. The author also provides practical classroom illustrations and ideas for implementation, helping teachers to ensure more effective learning. This is an essential reference for teachers of all levels of experience.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vii

Read this first
pp viii-x

A - The importance of vocabulary learning
pp 1-1

1 - Devote time to vocabulary teaching
pp 2-2

2 - Raise learners’ awareness of the importance of vocabulary
pp 3-3

B - Selecting vocabulary to teach
pp 4-4

3 - Prioritise the most common vocabulary items
pp 5-5

4 - Include multi-word items
pp 6-6

5 - Teach word families selectively
pp 7-7

6 - Teach occasional idioms and proverbs
pp 8-8

7 - Teach basic texting vocabulary
pp 9-9

8 - Use published vocabulary lists with caution
pp 10-10

9 - Prioritise internationally acceptable items
pp 11-11

10 - Avoid introducing lists of words that are all ’the same kind of thing’
pp 12-12

11 - Teach useful classroom vocabulary early on
pp 13-13

C - Introducing new vocabulary
pp 14-14

12 - Teach written and spoken forms together
pp 15-15

13 - Keep metalanguage (e.g., adjective) to a minimum
pp 16-16

14 - Teach first the most common form of a word
pp 17-17

15 - Teach one meaning at a time
pp 18-18

16 - Teach collocations (links with other words)
pp 19-19

17 - Teach how new words behave grammatically
pp 20-20

18 - Teach new vocabulary both in context and in isolation
pp 21-21

19 - Draw attention to problematic pronunciation
pp 22-22

20 - Draw attention to problematic spelling
pp 23-23

21 - Write up new vocabulary on the board and leave it there
pp 24-24

22 - Make sure learners write down new items
pp 25-25

23 - Make learners aware of common mistakes associated with a new item
pp 26-26

D - Clarifying meanings of new vocabulary
pp 27-27

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