Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Read this first
- A The importance of vocabulary learning
- B Selecting vocabulary to teach
- C Introducing new vocabulary
- D Clarifying meanings of new vocabulary
- 24 Explain meanings yourself, rather than sending learners to a dictionary
- 25 Link the new vocabulary to items previously taught
- 26 Explain meanings briefly
- 27 Use the learners’ mother tongue (L1) to help clarify
- 28 Use pictures and realia
- 29 Use mime, gesture, facial expression
- 30 Vary the way you explain
- 31 Teach where it is appropriate/inappropriate to use a new item
- 32 Teach connotations
- 33 Avoid asking learners to study corpus data themselves
- E Vocabulary review and practice
- F Teaching vocabulary from a reading text
- G Vocabulary enrichment and expansion
- H Activities and materials for vocabulary review and expansion
- I Testing vocabulary
- J Encourage independent vocabulary learning
- References
- Further recommended reading
- Glossary
- Index
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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 April 2023
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Read this first
- A The importance of vocabulary learning
- B Selecting vocabulary to teach
- C Introducing new vocabulary
- D Clarifying meanings of new vocabulary
- 24 Explain meanings yourself, rather than sending learners to a dictionary
- 25 Link the new vocabulary to items previously taught
- 26 Explain meanings briefly
- 27 Use the learners’ mother tongue (L1) to help clarify
- 28 Use pictures and realia
- 29 Use mime, gesture, facial expression
- 30 Vary the way you explain
- 31 Teach where it is appropriate/inappropriate to use a new item
- 32 Teach connotations
- 33 Avoid asking learners to study corpus data themselves
- E Vocabulary review and practice
- F Teaching vocabulary from a reading text
- G Vocabulary enrichment and expansion
- H Activities and materials for vocabulary review and expansion
- I Testing vocabulary
- J Encourage independent vocabulary learning
- References
- Further recommended reading
- Glossary
- Index
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022