The OUP ELT team has published an article featuring useful vocabulary development techniques. As the end of the term approaches, many of us English language teachers are looking for engaging vocabulary revision games or fun ideas to wrap up the school year. To make this time memorable and enjoyable for your students, here are 5… Continue reading 5 Creative Activities To Practise Vocabulary In The Classroom
Tag: Vocabulary Development
The art of juggling: developing the language learner’s vocabulary (OUP ELT Blog)
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 3 | January 18, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] The word ‘thesaurus’ comes from the Greek meaning ‘treasure’ or ‘storehouse’ and the traditional thesaurus is a kind of storehouse of language. Roget’s Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases lists over 70 synonyms for fast, including zippy, fleet and nimble-footed. The editors have made… Continue reading The art of juggling: developing the language learner’s vocabulary (OUP ELT Blog)
Research Paper: ‘Vocabulary Development during Read-Alouds: Examining the Instructional Sequence’ by Karen J. Kindle
[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 6 | March 3, 2014] Reading aloud to children is a recommended practice in early childhood and primary-grade classrooms that is purported to enhance vocabulary growth. General guidelines can be found in the literature, but practitioners often rely on conventional wisdom and their own instincts to embed vocabulary instruction into their read-alouds.… Continue reading Research Paper: ‘Vocabulary Development during Read-Alouds: Examining the Instructional Sequence’ by Karen J. Kindle
Research Paper: ‘Listening to Learn: Boosting Vocabulary with Interactive Activities’ by Joshu Cohen
[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 6 | March 3, 2014] Despite being one of our most important and most often used modalities, listening is an area of language instruction that is often overlooked by teachers and researchers alike as fertile ground for the enhancement of students’ vocabulary knowledge. For low-level learners, especially those not in full control… Continue reading Research Paper: ‘Listening to Learn: Boosting Vocabulary with Interactive Activities’ by Joshu Cohen
#35, Word of the Week: futurity • fyoo-TOOR-uh-tee
WORD: futurity • fyoo-TOOR-uh-tee MEANING: 1 : time to come : future 2 : the quality or state of being future 3 : future events or prospects EXAMPLE: The motivational speaker exhorted us to change the way we live today, rather than looking always toward some vague distant futurity. To know more about ‘futurity’, please visit http://www.merriam-webster.com