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WORKING WITH WORDS A GUIDE TO TEACHING AND LEARNING VOCABULARY

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: CAMBRIDGE CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 1986Description: 200PISBN:
  • 0521317096
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • ELT/418.007/GAI GAI
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The book discusses the linguistic and psychological theories relevant to vocabulary learning, describes with clear examples traditional and current methods of presentation and practice, and suggests ways of assessing and supplementing the vocabulary component of coursebooks. Working with Words is an ideal resource for practising teachers and teachers in training.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • Part I Words: Their Meanings and Forms
  • 1 Language awareness activities
  • 2 Words and their meanings
  • 3 Words and their forms
  • Part II Principles in Learning and Teaching Vocabulary
  • 4 Decisions about content
  • 5 How the learner discovers meaning
  • 6 Memory and written storage
  • Part III Classroom Activities
  • 7 Using visual aids
  • 8 Using authentic reading texts
  • 9 Teacher designed contexts and the use of the dictionary
  • 10 Speaking activities
  • 11 Games, questionnaires and problem solving
  • Part IV Vocabulary in Course Books
  • 12 Vocabulary in course books
  • Key
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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