This book will help you develop the vocabulary component of your language teaching program with more than 100 activities organized to reflect the major elements of a second language course.
Activities help you decide which vocabulary to present when, how to create effective lexical sets, how to present old material in new ways, how to exntend knowledge of the meaning of words, how to help learners become independnt of the classroom and specially prepared tests, and how to ensure that learners can access and use the vocabulary they know.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Users' Guide to Activities
Part 1. Meeting New Vocabulary for the First Time
Receptive Use
Receptive Use: Individualized Work
Productive Use
Words in Texts
Part 2. Establishing Vocabulary
Revising Words
Working With Definitions
Words and Actions
Revising Words in Sentences
Part 3. Enriching Activities
Assocations and Lexical Sets
Collocations
Enriching Means and Productive Use
Part 4. Developing Vocabulary Strategies
Guessing Words in Context
Word Building
Using Dictionaries
Giving Learners Control
Part 5. Developing Fluency With Known Vocabulary
Approved by Englishcology