初中英语学科简报第一期.docVIP

重庆初中英语学科简报第四期 2012年6月1日 主编：杨晓钰，杨涛 编者：柯燕萍，陈小琴，严思妹，赵月娥 Without grammar, very little can be conveyed, without vocabulary, nothing can be conveyed. ~ Wilkins (1972) 1. What does knowing a word involve? 1) Word meaning: basic/literal meaning, meaning in the context, and sense relations (synonyms, antonyms, hyponyms etc.). 2) Word use: a. collocation b. metaphor and idiom c. style and register（语体和语域） 3) Word formation: affixation, compounding, blending and clipping, etc.. 4) Word grammar 5) Active and passive words （积极词汇和消极词汇） 2. Why are words forgotten? The implication for teaching vocabulary: sufficient recycling and review regularly.提高单词的复现率和经常复习。 3. What are common strategies used for vocabulary learning? The table is concluded from language learning strategies, written by Oxford (2008). Strategies Specific content Memory strategies （记忆策略） 1. Create mental linkage: grouping, association, placing new words into a context 2. Applying images and sounds: using imagery, semantic mapping 3. Reviewing well 4. Employ action Cognitive strategies （认知策略） 1. Practicing: repeating (imitation,), recombining(making sentence) 2.Receiving and sending messages: using resources(dictionaries, Internet, etc.) for receiving and sending messages 3. Analyzing and reasoning: translation, analyzing contrastively (across languages) Compensation strategies （补偿策略） Guess intelligently from context (by word formation or sense relations ) Social strategies （交际策略） Ask teacher or peers for help 4. How can we apply these strategies to teaching vocabulary? (Which strategies do the following tasks illustrate? You may discuss with your partner.) Task 1 Please send us home Task 2 Labeling Task 3 Brainstorming Task 4 Create a song to remember new word. Task 5 Use new words to mak