How to build up your Vocabulary

L O G O LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY ENHANCEMENT Vocabulary Building Trường Đại Học Ngoại Ngữ - Đại học Quốc Gia Hà Nội Overview 1. New Conceptions about Teaching and Learning Vocabulary 2. Techniques for Building up Your Vocabulary 3. Vocabulary Learning Resources 1. New conceptions about teaching and learning vocabulary  Do you agree, disagree or keep a neutral view on these statements? ANSWER  Actually, they are all MYTHS about vocabulary learning and teaching! Myth1: It is not good to use lists of words when learning vocabulary  Four models of presentation:  1) words presented in isolation  2) words in minimal context  3) words in text context  4) words in elaborated text context. Myth 2: Vocabulary should be presented in semantic sets  Learners had more difficulty learning new words in semantic clusters (Tinkham 1993). Myth 3: The use of translations is a poor way to learn new vocabulary  The value of translations in vocabulary- learning activities (Hulstijin 1992; Knight 1994; Prince 1995; Chun & Plass 1996; Laufer &Shmueli 1997; Grace 1998; Laufer & Hulstijin 1998). • Myth 4: Guessing words from context is as productive for foreign language learners as it is for first language learners  Helpful contexts are rare (Schatz & Baldwin 1986). Myth 5: The best vocabulary learners make use of only one or two effective specific vocabulary learning strategies  Learners’ proficiency level and type of instruction did not impact their vocabulary learning (Sanaoui 1995). • Myth 6: Foreign language learners should use a monolingual dictionary  The use of a bilingual dictionary can increase vocabulary learning (Luppescu & Day 1993). [...]...Myth 7: Vocabulary is sufficiently covered enough in our curricula and courses No overall plan of vocabulary instruction in the curriculum (Folse 2004) Overview 1 New Conceptions about Teaching and Learning Vocabulary 2 Techniques for Building up Your Vocabulary 3 Vocabulary Learning Resources 2 Techniques for Building up Your Vocabulary INPUT - OUTPUT INPUT - Techniques for Building up your Vocabulary. .. Mark Twain VOCABULARY NEWSPAPER OTHERS BOOKS READING BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD  When to read? Everyday What to read? Anything that happens to be in English Some suggestions: + Vietnam news >> + Dual-language/Bilingual stories >> . and Learning Vocabulary 2. Techniques for Building up Your Vocabulary 3. Vocabulary Learning Resources 2. Techniques for Building up Your Vocabulary INPUT. Vocabulary 2. Techniques for Building up Your Vocabulary 3. Vocabulary Learning Resources 1. New conceptions about teaching and learning vocabulary  Do you agree,