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Anna febrianti

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Intan sari 201012500767

Masyita rani 201012500767

CHAPTER 6:

Teaching

Vocabulary to

Young Learners

GOALS Provide your own definition of vocabulary.

Identify reason why vocabulary instruction is

receiving more attention now than in the past.

Describe some of basic principles of vocabulary

development.

Formulate vocabulary questions that help

learners use higher-order thinking skills.

Apply activities which can be used to promote

vocabulary development.

WHAT IS VOCABULARY?

Vocabulary is the collection of words that an

individual knows.

As a teacher, it is important that you include

verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and preposition as a part

of your vocabulary curriculum.

BACKGROUND TO THE TEACHING OF VOCABULARY

Vocabulary development is an important aspect of

language development and the research that has been

conducted in recent years is very exciting.

“it is important to use both formal and informal

vocabulary instruction that engages students’

cognitive skills and gives opportunities for the

learners to actually use the words.” (Mc Keown and

Beck. 2003)

“goal is for students to become word-

savvy, to develop an understanding of how

words work within the context of reading

and writing, and to become excited about

words as they learn to manipulate them

in playful ways.” (Brand, 2004. p.4)

PRINCIPLES FOR TEACHING VOCABULARY

Emphasize both direct and inderect teaching

Teach vocabulary words before a new activity

Teach how to use context clues appropriately

Present multiple exposures to new vocabulary

items

Give oppurtunities for deep processing of

vocabulary items

Teach students to use dictionaries

Have students keep vocabulary notebooks

CLASSROOM TECHNIQUES AND ACTIVITIES

Many different approaches and activities can be

used to help children develop their vocabularies.

Connecting vocabulary to young learner’s

lives through personalization

Word for the day

Categories

Scavenger hunt

Scavenger hunt

What’s missing?

Mystery words

Concentration

Vocabulary basket

VOCABULARY IN THE CLASSROOM

Example 3 is from a preschool-kindergarten

coursebook. It is used with five year old children.

Each of the words would be interesting.

And Example 4 pictures dictionaries can be a very

valuable tool. And for this example 4 has two pages

designed for 7-10 year old children with literacy

skills.

The children have been learning to read and

write in English.

Note that both nouns and verbs are included as part

of the activity.

CONCLUSION

Basic principles of vocabulary development that

apply to school-age learners were then discussed.

Finally, a number of different techniques were

provided that can be used with word that are selected

by the teacher as well student-selected items. These

techniques and strategies can be used to enrich your

oral and written English language program.