英语教学法Teaching_vocabulary.pptVIP

Teaching Vocabulary;“If there is no grammar, people can only express something; but if there is no vocabulary, people can express nothing .” ; In this session, we are going to explore: 1. What is vocabulary? 2. Factors affecting vocabulary acquisition; 3. What needs to be taught? 4. Methods for presenting new vocabulary items; 5. Ways to consolidate vocabulary; 6. Ways to help students develop vocabulary building strategies; Discussion: What does knowing a word involve? ;If we say that we know a word, we must be able to: -- recognize it in written and spoken forms; -- recall it at once; -- relate it to appropriate object or concept; -- use it in appropriate grammatical forms; -- use it in correct collocation; -- use it at appropriate level of formality; -- pronounce it in a recognizable way; -- spell it correctly; -- be aware of its connotation.;Word grammar: the underlying form of a word and the derivatives that can be made from it -- regular and irregular forms -- the knowledge of word building Pronunciation -- the relationship of sound and spelling -- sound-spelling patterns -- stress patterns;Denotative meaning (Conceptual meaning): -- polysemy: head of a person, head of a pin, head of an organization -- homonymy: file (a device used for keeping papers; a tool for cutting or smoothing hard substances) Connotative meaning (Affective meaning): -- dog ? friendship, loyalty -- spinster vs. single woman;Style: level of formality, as well as styles such as humorous, ironic, literary, etc. e.g. similar in conceptual meaning but differ in style -- children: neutral -- offspring: formal, sometimes humorous -- nippers: colloquial, often humorous -- kids: colloquial;Register: varieties of language defined by their topic and context of use, for example, the language of medicine, education, law, computer, etc. -- minor: the legal term for “chil