Basics Of Teaching Vocabulary

Basics of Teaching Vocabulary Erin Lowry, Senior English Language Fellow, June 2009

Overview ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What is Scaffolding? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Ovando, Collier, & Combs, 2003, p. 345

Effective Scaffolding for Language Learners ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What is vocabulary? ,[object Object]

5 Types of Vocabulary ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Other Aspects of Vocabulary ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Important Goals ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Principles of Teaching Vocabulary ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

4 principles for teaching and learning vocabulary ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Some Techniques for Teaching New Words ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Showing Meaning Visually watch window elbow How could you most easily show the meanings of these words?

Showing Meaning Visually tree tractor cow How could you most easily show the meanings of these words?

Showing Meaning Visually sneeze dig jump How could you most easily show the meanings of these words?

Using a New Word The teacher has just presented the word market . Now she is asking questions using the new word. What is the purpose of this? Does your mother go to the market? What do they sell there? Do you live near a market? When does she go there? What does she buy?

Meaning-focused Input ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Meaning-focus Output ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Vocabulary Strategies ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Where is it?        Where is the circle? It’s ______ the square.   Where is the  ? It’s ______ the  and the  .

What is eliciting? ,[object Object]

Why elicit? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Getting Students to Guess ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Eliciting from Pictures ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Resources ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Resources for Images ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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