How to Teach Vocabulary

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Ambar Purnawati ( 1211202769 )Devi Mayasari Kusuma W ( 1211202765 )

Erma Widyastuti ( 1211202763 )Widya Kurnia Arizona ( 1211202753 )

WIDYA DHARMA UNIVERSITY OF KLATEN

DEFINITION OF VOCABULARY

INTRODUCING VOCABULARY

PARCTICING VOCABULARY

VOCABULARY GAME

USING DICTIONARIES

Definition

Vocabulary is a list or collection of words arranged in alphabetical order and explained, a dictionary or lexicon, either of a whole language, a single work or author, a branch of sciene, or the like, a word book.

INTRODUCING VOCABULARY

Example 4 below is clearly designed to focus the students’ attention on an aspect of vocabulary.

Example 1 : Walking, running, jumping

Focus : verb of movement

Age : adult

Level : beginner

Example 2 : InvitingFocus : Functional languageAge : adultLevel : pre-intermediate

Example 3 : Explaning what you meanFocus : type, kind, something you useAge : young adult plusLevel : intermediate

Example 4 : Word formationFocus : prefixes and suffixes Age : young adult plusLevel : upper intermediates

PRACTISING VOCABULARY

In the following lesson sequences the aimof the activity is either to have students usewords that they more or less know, but whichthey need to be provoked into using, or to getthem to think about word meaning, especiallyin context.

Example 1 : word circleFocus : compund nounsAge : young adult plusLevel : intermediate

Example 2 : word mapFocus : houses, rooms, objectsAge : anyLevel : any

VOCABULARY GAMES

• There are many games which are propriate for use with collections of vocabulary items.

Example :

Backs to the board

Focus : explaining word meaning.

Age : young adult plus.

Level : intermediate plus.

USING DICTIONARIES Dictionary activities

the following activities are designed both to train students in how to use dictionaries and also to get them to use dictionaries as part of normal classroom work.

Example :

Training activities

focus : understandig dictionary entries

age : young adult, plus

level : pre-intermediate/intermediate

definition gameFocus : working with definitionsAge : Young adult plusLevel : Upper intermedite

FilmsLanguage : Film vocabularyAge : Teenage and aboveLevel : Elementary

Reference :Hermer, Jeremy.2007.The Practice of English Language Teaching.229/14. Edinburgh Gate: England.Anymous.Definition of Vocabulary.review from www.google.com.10:57