Chapter3Howtoteachvocabulary讲义.ppt

How to teaching vocabulary? 把握词汇学习的量与度 以Book 1 Unit 1 为例 四会（读，写，意义，用法）： add; share; suffer; have got to; be concerned about; in order to; according to; get along with; join in; … 三会（读，写，意义） ： upset; point; nature; thunder; … 二会（读，意义） ： survey; Nazi; Jewish; … Teaching vocabulary General knowledge of vocabulary 1. Recognize it in written and spoken form. 2. Recall it at once. 3. Relate it to appropriate object or concept. 4. Use it in appropriate grammatical form. 5. Use it in correct collocation. 6. Use it at appropriate level of formality. 7. Pronounce it in a recognizable way. 8. Spell it correctly. 9. Be aware of its connotation. Teaching vocabulary Principles of teaching and learning vocabulary 1. Selecting vocabulary (active or passive vocabulary) 1) Essential for comprehension of the context 2) Commonly used 3) Used in a wide variety of situations 4) More than one meaning 2. Presenting new vocabulary 1) Teach and practice the words in spoken form first. 2) Teach words in context. 3) Teach lexical items rather than individual words. 4) Present words in a memorable way. 5) Check understanding. 6) Review often. Teaching vocabulary Techniques for presenting and explaining vocabulary 1. Realia and visuals Show real objects or pictures, diagrams and maps to your learners and explain meanings or connection of meanings. 2. Word-building (word formation rules and common affixes) Use parts of words to help learners build words or guess their meaning (e.g. change the meaning of an adjective by putting a prefix in front of it.) 3. Matching Learners match words to words (e.g. synonyms or opposite) or sentences (e.g. definitions) or pictures. 4. Guessing from context Use the context surrounding a word to guess its meaning. 5. Demonstrating Act out, mime or demonstrate words. Teaching vocabulary Techniques for presenting and explaining vocabulary 6. Synonyms or antonyms Use words learners already know to teach them similar or opposite words. 7. Familiar or famous