vocab teaching and learning

1. Presenter: Ginny, Tang
Instructor: Ph.D Teresa, Hsu
Date: Dec. 22 ,2014
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2. Citation
Zheng, S. (2012). Studies and suggestions
on English vocabulary teaching and
learning. English Language Teaching, 5(5),
129-135.
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3. Contents
• Introduction
• Literature Review
• Methodology
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• Discussion
• Suggestion
• Conclusion
• Reflections

4. Background
Purpose of the study
Research Questions
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5. Research Questions
 How do the students and teachers
understand vocabulary teaching /learning?
 What is the current situation of vocabulary
teaching or learning in university ?
 What are the problems / the subjects think
in their vocabulary teaching /learning?
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6. Background
• Class instruction on vocabulary
learning strategies can help students
gain awareness of learning strategies.
Help them overcome the
general learning style
limitation
Assist in processing ,
retrieving and using new
language information
(Nyikos & Oxford, 1993)
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7. Purpose of the study
To suggest an enhanced awareness
in vocabulary acquisition :
• cultural difference
• metaphorical competence
• learners’ autonomy
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8. Literature Review
• Studying a language without knowing its culture
is like knowing the shell without its “content”
(Hu W, 1988)
• Concepts ae formed through body and mind’s
embodiment of the world and are understood
through body and mind. (Lakoff & Johnson,1980)
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Setting
China’s key
universities
Instrument
2 Questionnaires
(dubbed in
Chinese translation)

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Participants
100 non-English
major students
20 teachers

11. Procedure
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Required to fulfill the questions:
Students
Teachers
In one class hour
Spare time of the day

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Discussion 1
 How do the students understand vocabulary
teaching /learning?
Students
• 85% students are
aware of the
importance of
vocabulary.
• They have to learn
the basics.

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Teachers
Discussion 1.1
 How do the teachers understand
vocabulary teaching /learning?
• Vocabulary teaching should
be prioritized.
• They have been influenced by
the traditional teaching
methods in China.
Reading aloud then matching the translation in a word list .

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Discussion 2
 What is the current situation of vocabulary
teaching or learning in university ?
By writing
automaticallyStudents
Teachers
Explain the meaning
listed in the text and
make sentence
examples

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Discussion 3
 What are the problems / the subjects think
in their vocabulary teaching /learning?
Students
Teachers
Problem:
Both think the meaning of
vocabulary is difficult to learn and
teach.
Helpful subject:
Contexts of vocabulary

20. Suggestion
• Better awareness of difference between two
culture
• Improvement of Metaphorical Competence
• More Autonomy in learning vocabulary
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Mapping
Internal
Relations
Embodied
Experience
Etymology
Team work
Basis of
Similarity
Model

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Conclusion
Class instruction on vocabulary
learning strategies can help
students gain awareness of
learning strategies.

23. Reflectiion
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As a student…
To get a good outcome in learning is to
find your own method in study.
As a teacher…
To teach efficiently is to find a suitable
teaching strategy for students.

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