HOW TO TEACH VOCABULARY – STUDY GUIDE

1. Why do we say that lexis is a powerful carrier of meaning?

2. How do we use short anecdotes for pre teaching tasks?
3. Is it necessary for students to know every word in a text to be able to carry out a task? Why?
4. How do we select vocabulary to teach?
5. What does PPP stand for? Explain each stage.
6. What are possible sources of vocabulary input?
7. How are the direct method and TPR related to the presentation of vocabulary?
8. How can you explain the meaning of words without using translation?
9. Why is context important in the teaching of vocabulary?

1. We say that lexis is a powerful carrier of meaning because words have specific meanings and connotations
that can more directly express ideas, emotions, and attitudes. “Without grammar very little can be conveyed,
without vocabulary nothing can be conveyed.”
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