Teaching vocabulary

USING TRANSLATION CONT.

• Teacher should encourage Ss to use dictionaries from the very beginning. Children's picture dictionaries are available. Most common available text books give Ss practice in using picture dictionaries. T also should encourage Ss to guess the meaning from the context.

• 05/04/20

• Dr. Hanaa El-Baz

STEPS FOR TEACHING A NEW VOCABULARY ITEM

• Presentation- Drill - Practice
• 1- T says the word three times while Ss listen.
• 2- T presents the meaning using any of the above mentioned techniques.
• 3- Ss repeat after the teacher in chorus, in groups and individually .
• 4- T uses the word in a sentence.
• 5- Ss repeat the sentence individually.
• 6- T writes the word on the bb and reads it.
• 7- Ss write the word in their copybooks.
• 8- T asks questions to check for comprehension. Questions may be personal and/or general.
• 9- T may give extensive word practice by using word expansion" T gives Ss one word (usually reflecting a concept ). Then T asks them to brainstorm i.e., remember as quickly as possible other words connected with it. Vocabulary building

• 05/04/20

• Dr. Hanaa El-Baz