Penny Ur’s 77 Tips for Teaching Vocabulary

Frontmatter
Contents
Read_this_first
The_importance_of_vocabulary_learning
Devote_time_to_vocabulary_teaching
Raise_learners_awareness_of_the_importance_of_vocabulary
Selecting_vocabulary_to_teach
Prioritise_the_most_common_vocabulary_items
Include_multi-word_items
Teach_word_families_selectively
Teach_occasional_idioms_and_proverbs
Teach_basic_texting_vocabulary
Use_published_vocabulary_lists_with_caution
Prioritise_internationally_acceptable_items
Avoid_introducing_lists_of_words_that_are_all_the_same_kind_of_thing
Teach_useful_classroom_vocabulary_early_on
Introducing_new_vocabulary
Teach_written_and_spoken_forms_together
Keep_metalanguage_eg_adjective_to_a_minimum
Teach_first_the_most_common_form_of_a_word
Teach_one_meaning_at_a_time
Teach_collocations_links_with_other_words
Teach_how_new_words_behave_grammatically
Teach_new_vocabulary_both_in_context_and_in_isolation
Draw_attention_to_problematic_pronunciation
Draw_attention_to_problematic_spelling
Write_up_new_vocabulary_on_the_board_and_leave_it_there
Make_sure_learners_write_down_new_items
Make_learners_aware_of_common_mistakes_associated_with_a_new_item
Clarifying_meanings_of_new_vocabulary
Explain_meanings_yourself_rather_than_sending_learners_to_a_dictionary
Link_the_new_vocabulary_to_items_previously_taught
Explain_meanings_briefly
Use_the_learners_mother_tongue_L1_to_help_clarify
Use_pictures_and_realia
Use_mime_gesture_facial_expression
Vary_the_way_you_explain
Teach_where_it_is_appropriateinappropriate_to_use_a_new_item
Teach_connotations
Avoid_asking_learners_to_study_corpus_data_themselves
Vocabulary_review_and_practice
Practise_a_lot
Avoid_meaningless_copying_or_repetition_of_the_new_items
Give_tasks_that_get_learners_to_retrieve
Make_exercises_interesting_to_do
Personalize_vocabulary_review
Review_after_a_time-gap
Try_to_avoid_word_games
Use_collaborative_activities
Encourage_learners_to_use_new_vocabulary_in_their_own_speech_and_writing
Teaching_vocabulary_from_a_reading_text
Be_selective_in_deciding_which_vocabulary_to_teach
Use_vocabulary_profilers
Check_if_there_are_useful_multi-word_items_in_the_text
Draw_attention_to_vocabulary_learners_have_been_taught_before
Encourage_learners_to_choose_which_vocabulary_to_learn
Pre-teach_some_of_the_new_vocabulary_sometimes
Be_wary_of_asking_learners_to_infer_meanings_from_context
Vocabulary_enrichment_and_expansion
Initiate_deliberate_vocabulary_expansion_activities
Teach_new_meanings_for_old_words
Use_Word_of_the_day
Use_dictionaries_and_thesauri_for_vocabulary_expansion
Teach_prefixes_and_suffixes_selectively
Explore_synonyms
Compare_target_language_words_or_phrases_with_their_L1_translations
Activities_and_materials_for_vocabulary_review_and_expansion
Use_dictation-based_activities
Challenge_learners_to_recall
Ask_learners_to_create_contexts
Use_Pass_it_round
Get_learners_to_mingle
Use_word_cards
Include_translation_activities
Use_open-ended_tasks_questions_with_lots_of_right_answers
Use_yesno_worksheets
Testing_vocabulary
Do_brief_weekly_quizzes
Include_a_vocabulary_component_in_general_tests
Include_an_optional_component_in_tests
Test_productive_not_just_receptive_knowledge
Get_learners_to_design_their_own_test_items
Use_translation_for_testing
Test_also_aspects_of_vocabulary_other_than_written_form_and_meaning
Encourage_independent_vocabulary_learning
Encourage_out-of-class_vocabulary_learning
Teach_spelling_rules
Teach_dictionary_skills
Introduce_advanced_learners_to_phonemic_symbols
Encourage_use_of_online_tools_for_vocabulary_learning
References
Further_recommended_reading
Glossary
Index