Vol. 4 Issue 17 – BBC TeachingEnglish Article: Vocabulary and autonomy

The TE editor says, “This article looks at ways to improve your students’ abilities to both explore, store and use vocabulary. The general aim is to involve the students in a more autonomous fashion in their learning, rather than simply having them presented with word lists selected by the teacher or syllabus.

• The role of vocabulary teaching

• How can teachers help their learners?

• Self-initiated independent learning

• Formal practice

• Functional practice

• Memorizing

• Best approach

• Practical activities

• References“.

To read the full article, please click here.