Transcript Vocabulary is the collection of words that an individual knows.

Vocabulary Development
Anhui - Young Learners
Conference
Dr. Caroline Linse
Queen’s University, Belfast
Workshop Aims:
To become familiar with principles of
vocabulary teaching.
To become familiar with interactive
activities that engage and involve
learners.
Vocabulary Teaching
We will make yes and no cards.
Fold your paper in half.
Tear it in half.
Write yes on one card on the front
and on the back.
Hold up the yes card.
Pick up the other card. Write no on
the front and on the back.
I will ask you questions about
vocabulary teaching.
Hold up the correct answer.
Is a vocabulary a collection of words
that a student knows?
Hold up the correct card.
Vocabulary Development
Vocabulary is the
collection of words
that an individual
knows.
Should you teach
students words
directly and
indirectly?
Vocabulary Development
Emphasize both
direct and indirect
teaching.
Vocabulary Development
Pre- teach
vocabulary words
before a new
activity.
For example if you
are going to do a
lesson on foods you
may want to
introduce the word
taste.
Vocabulary Development
Present multiple
exposures to new
vocabulary items.
Help students
come into contact
with the words in
different ways.
Vocabulary Development
Give opportunities
for deep
processing of
vocabulary items.
Deep processing
refers to working
with information at
a high cognitive
and/or personal
level. In other
words thinking
about the words.
Vocabulary Development
Teach how to use
context clues
appropriately.
For example,
The grandmother
found some
cherries,
persimmons, apples
and pears on the
table.
She found a dove next
to the apples.
Vocabulary Development
Word of the Day
Use the word in a sentence and get an
extra point on a quiz.
Use the word of the day instead of
here when attendance is called.
Vocabulary Development
Fold your paper into 24 spaces.
Select 24 of the following words.
Write these words in the spaces.
cat lion house talk write run shoe
pretty walk flower school learn sad
happy eat big shirt carry
chair fly sun hot dog pencil
Vocabulary Development
Now tear apart the words. Put the words
into four or five categories or groups. Put
the words into different groups.
Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Tell your partner the answers.
Vocabulary Development
Nouns- cat, lion, house, shoe, flower,
school, shirt, dog, pencil, chair
Verbs- fly, carry, learn, talk, write.
Adjectives, pretty, sad, happy, big,
Now put the nouns in order from
smallest to largest
cat, lion, house, shoe, flower, school,
shirt, dog, pencil, chair
Pencil, flower, shoe, shirt, cat, dog,
chair, lion, house, school
Now put the cards in order
alphabetically. Check your answer
with your partner.
Big, carry, cat, chair, dog, eat, flower,
fly, happy, hot, house, learn, lion,
pencil, pretty, run, sad, school, shirt,
shoe, sun, talk, walk, write
Vocabulary Development
What is missing?
Place 24 of your words on a table.
Follow the instructions.
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Hot and Cold
We will chant to find the words. The
louder we chant the closer a volunteer is to
the word.
Concentration
is adaptable to any content or theme
provides students with multiple exposures
to words
provides opportunities for interaction and
input
provides opportunities for metalinguistic
talk (talk about words)
can provide opportunities for group/pair
work, deep processing, and critical thinking
when students make their own sets of
matching cards
Concentration
Fold the paper.
In half of the spaces write the
following vocabulary items House, cat, triangle, banana, pencil,
line, basketball, notebook
In the other half of the spaces draw
pictures of the items.
Tear apart the cards.
Place the cards face down.
Vocabulary Development
Mystery words.
I like to put ________ and mustard
on my hot dog.
I like to curl up with a paperback
___________ and read at night.
Vocabulary Development
Thank you for your attention.