Module 10
Teaching Vocabulary
CONTENTS
This module is divided into the following sections:
10.1 Trends in the teaching of vocabulary10.1.1 Historical overview
10.1.2 Changes in teaching methodology
10.2.1 The impact of corpus linguistics
10.2.2 Using insights from corpora in coursebooks and learner dictionaries
10.3 Lessons from vocabulary acquisition research
10.3.1 Formal and informal learning
10.3.2 Implications for vocabulary teaching
10.4.1 Knowing what a word means
10.4.2 Knowing how a word behaves10.4.2.1 Frequency
10.4.2.2 Register
10.4.2.3 Morphology
10.4.2.4 Sound-spelling relationship
10.4.2.5 Collocation
10.4.2.6 Colligations
10.4.2.7 Chunking lexical items
10.6 Teaching vocabulary using texts
10.6.1 Simplified versus authentic texts
10.6.2 Calculating lexical load
10.7 Practising and reviewing vocabulary
10.7.1 Testing
10.7.2 Teaching and testing
10.7.3 Test item types
10.9 Commentaries on activities
10.11 Recommended further reading
Printable versions of the entire module are available in the following formats:
- Word 97 version (click here)
- RTF version (click
here)
