The methods of teaching vocabulary in english classes

1.Methods of Foreign Language Teaching
Whether you teach middle school or high school, one of the best methods of 
vocabulary instruction is teaching new words straight from what your students are 
reading. 
Here are a few helpful ideas, but we'd love to hear yours, too! Let us know in 
the comments. 
Teaching Vocabulary from Literature 
Teaching your students vocabulary words
 that come from the books they're 
reading for class is a great way to combine literature and vocabulary study. 
This can be as simple as collecting a list of words from each chapter and 
asking your students to define them. However, your students may not retain the 
words for any length of time unless they practice them and demonstrate that they 
understand their meanings. 
Try this: 
1.
List the words you want your students to learn and include the page 
numbers on which these words can be found. 
2.
Ask your students to read the passages that surround the words and 
write their own definitions of each word based on how it's used in the passage. 
3.
Have them consult a dictionary when they're finished to determine 
how close their definitions are to the accepted meaning. 
Doing this forces students to think about the words as they're reading, and 
writing their own definitions forces them to think even more about how the words 
are used and what they mean. If there are words that can have multiple meanings, 
make sure to point these alternate meanings out. 
Another method is to ask them to write sentences in which they use the word 
in question. Usually, this will be enough to show you whether they understand the 
word or not, but you may need to see several sentences. After all, many words 
have subtle shades of meaning and students may not understand the precise use of 
these words unless you guide them to that understanding. 

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Yet another way to teach vocabulary from literature is with more "traditional" 
tools—fill-in-the-blank sentences, multiple-choice questions, etc. If you want to 
save time creating these lessons, check out our series of downloadable teaching 
guides appropriately called Vocabulary from Literature. 
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