How to teach vocabulary
ICELT level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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to teach the stages followed in teaching vocabulary
Subsidiary Aims
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designing games
Procedure (40-5 minutes)
a Hangman game will be played with the trainees in order to guess the two words, lexis and vocabulary. After that trainees will be asked about the difference between the two terms. I will elicit possible answers and then the difference will be illustrated on the board.
As a lead-in to this stage, trainees will be given a matching activity in order to know the different word groups and also to be introduced to one of the activities used in teaching vocabulary after regrouping them. Trainees will be exposed to the stages which should be followed in teaching vocabulary. stage one: introducing vocabulary. Elicit any previous knowledge about activities to use when introducing vocabulary in the class. Give examples and do some activities with the trainees. Feedback Stage two: recognizing vocabulary. Explain what and how could make students understand and know the target vocabulary. Feedback Stage three: producing vocabulary. Show the importance of this stage and the possible activities which can be used to make the students able to use and produce the target vocabulary. Feedback and Teaching English Vocabulary" and "What helps to remember words?" will be given
A statement, "The fact is that while without grammar, very little can be conveyed, without vocabulary nothing can be conveyed...", will be written on the board for the trainees to agree or disagree with.