This is a practical guide for teachers on how to select, organise and teach vocabulary to all levels of students. It discusses the linguistic and psychological theories relevant to vocabulary learning, describes with clear examples traditional and current methods of presentation and practice, and suggests ways of assessing and supplementing the vocabulary component of coursebooks. Working with Words is an ideal resource for practising teachers and teachers in training.
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' ... offers trainees as well as experienced teachers a comprehensive and very accessible review of the main issues in vocabulary teaching and learning, and a wealth of ideas and techniques to take into the classroom.' ELTJ
' ... an excellent book that brings vocabulary into the mainstream of ESL teaching and materials development.' Studies in Second Language Acquisition
' ... a must for the staffroom library.' ELTJ
' ... an excellent book that brings vocabulary into the mainstream of ESL teaching and materials development.' Studies in Second Language Acquisition
' ... a must for the staffroom library.' ELTJ
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This book is a practical resource guide for teachers on how to teach vocabulary in the English classroom. In addition to discussing pedagogical techniques and providing much sensible advice and ideas, it also includes learning activities and reproducible worksheets for teachers to adapt or use. This will be a good tool for teaching vocabulary, whether for the trainee or veteran teacher.
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The activities which follow are intended as a practical introduction to some of the issues which are explored in chapters 2 and 3. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
contextual guesswork, intermediate upwards, new lexis, vocabulary teaching, use your dictionary, foreign learners, productive vocabulary, lexical set, adverbial particle, teaching implications, course hooks, verb patterns, new lexical items, language items, suggested procedure, phrasal verbs, unknown items, reader activities, teaching vocabulary, most learners Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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The activities which follow are intended as a practical introduction to some of the issues which are explored in chapters 2 and 3. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
contextual guesswork, intermediate upwards, new lexis, vocabulary teaching, use your dictionary, foreign learners, productive vocabulary, lexical set, adverbial particle, teaching implications, course hooks, verb patterns, new lexical items, language items, suggested procedure, phrasal verbs, unknown items, reader activities, teaching vocabulary, most learners Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge First Certificate, Contemporary English, General Service List, The Words You Need New!
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- Cambridge English Lexicon by Roland Hindmarsh on page 58, page 60, and Back Matter
- Once upon a Time: Using Stories in the Language Classroom (Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers) by John Morgan in Front Matter, page 154, and Back Matter
- Once Upon a Time: Create-Your-Own Storytelling Cards by Atlas Games in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Games for Language Learning (Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers) by Andrew Wright in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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