LEARNING AND TEACHING

Cristina Mourelo Ferrández
Jorge Tamarit Bueno

Raquel Arriazu Herrera

Alicia Gil Catalá

Estefanía Canet Bella

Ángela Jordán Pérez
Juan Martí Bonet


WHAT IS VOCABULARY?
WHAT IS VOCABULARY LEARNING?

HOW WE LEARNVOCABULARY?
HOW WE TEACH VOCABULARY?
HOW REMEMBER NEW WORDS?

WHAT IS
VOCABULARY?

VOCABULARY DEFINITION:
A speaker vocabulary is like a chef’s pantry,
and words are like ingredients. The more
ingredients there are in the pantry, the
wider the variety of culinary possibilities.

VOCABULARY DEFINITION:
“…Vocabulary is the glue that
holds stories, ideas, and content
together…making comprehension
accesible for children”
Rupley, Logan & Nichols, 1998/99.

VOCABULARY DEFINITION:
VOCABULARY

knowledge of words
word meanings.

First, WORDS come in two forms:

ORAL
VOCABULARY

PRINT
VOCABULARY

Words that we recognize
and use in :
listening and speaking.

Words that we recognize
and use in:
reading and writing.

VOCABULARY DEFINITION:
VOCABULARY

knowledge of words
word meanings.

Second, WORD KNOWLEDGE also come in two forms:

RECEPTIVE
VOCABULARY

PRODUCTIVE
VOCABULARY

Words that we recognize
when:
hear or see.

Wo r d s t h a t w e u s e
when:
speak or write.

WHAT IS VOCABULARY

LEARNING?

VOCABULARY LEARNING
5 STEPS OF LEARNING VOCABULARY
1. Encountering new words
2. Getting a clear image of the vocabulary item.
3. Getting the word meaning
4. Consolidation of form and meaning in memory
5. Using the words

WHEN YOU LEARN A NEW WORD, YOU LEARN ITS:
*Meaning: (In English & Spanish)

*Spelling: biodiversity

*Pronunciation:
baɪədaɪˈv3ːsɪtɪ
*Syllable Stress: bi-o-di-VER-si-ty.

*Part of speech: noun

*How it is used:


“The biodiversity of our planet is
a great concern for many people“

*How it changes: biodiverse (adjective)

HOW DO I LEARN
NEW VOCABULARY?

TIPS FOR LEARNING
NEW WORDS

TIPS FOR LEARNING NEW WORDS:
1. Decide the word is worth learning
now.

2. Record information about new
words you decide to learn.

sano

TIPS FOR LEARNING NEW WORDS:
3. Learn words from the
same family.

4. Learn words that are associated with
a key word you are

learning.


TIPS FOR LEARNING NEW WORDS:
5. Create a word web.


6. Memorize common prefixes,roots,
and suffixes.


TIPS FOR LEARNING NEW WORDS:
7. Make vocabulary flash cards.


8. Play word games

HOW TEACH
VOCABULARY?

VOCABULARY INSTRUCTION:
Blachowicz and Fisher (2000) proposed four main
principles to guide vocabulary instruction:


1. ACTIVE
2.

PERSONALIZE

3. IMMERSED
4. MAKE
CONNECTIONS

STRATEGIES FOR

STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING
VOCABULARY
*Repetition,

*Reading Comprehension,

*Body Language,

*Memorization,

*Games,

*Stories,

*Songs,

*Images.

LET’S

HOW DO I REMEMBER
WHAT I HAVE LEARNED?

TIPS FOR REMEMBER WORDS
THAT I HAVE LEARN:
1.Test yourself what you learned.
2. Review the words and definitions

3. Say each new word in a sentence several
times each day.

4. Ask someone to test you




DO YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTION?