Chapter 6 Contents of FLT (1) Vocabulary Luo Beigang English Department of Foreign Languages School of SHZU
Chapter 6 Contents of FLT (1) Vocabulary Luo Beigang English Department of Foreign Languages School of SHZU
Vocabulary I.What's the nature of vocabulary learning? II.What does learning a word involve? II.How can vocabulary be presented? IV.What activities can be used to consolidate the words? V.What activities can be used to apply the words? VI.Assignment
Vocabulary ◼ Ⅰ. What’s the nature of vocabulary learning? ◼ Ⅱ. What does learning a word involve? ◼ Ⅲ. How can vocabulary be presented? ◼ Ⅳ. What activities can be used to consolidate the words? ◼ Ⅴ. What activities can be used to apply the words? ◼ Ⅵ. Assignment
I.What's the nature of vocabulary learning? ■Class discussion. What stages does vocabulary learning go through?
◼ Ⅰ. What’s the nature of vocabulary learning? ◼ Class discussion: ◼ What stages does vocabulary learning go through?
Vocabulary Vocabulary learning must experience three stages: 1)lexicon forms perception 2)lexicon storage (recognition and recalling) 3)lexicon application Lexicon Lexicon Lexicon forms practice practice storage application perception
Vocabulary ◼ Vocabulary learning must experience three stages: ◼ 1) lexicon forms perception ◼ 2) lexicon storage (recognition and recalling) ◼ 3) lexicon application Lexicon forms perception practice Lexicon storage Lexicon application practice
Vocabulary II.What does learning a word involve? 1)pronunciation and stress ■2)spelling 3)grammar properties E.g teach-teaches-taught ■ want-want doing ■ badly-adv ■4)meaning ■5)collocations E.g decision-make a decision conclusion-draw a conclusion
Vocabulary ◼ Ⅱ. What does learning a word involve? ◼ 1) pronunciation and stress ◼ 2) spelling ◼ 3) grammar properties ◼ E.g teach—teaches—taught ◼ want— want doing ◼ badly- adv ◼ 4) meaning ◼ 5) collocations ◼ E.g decision—make a decision ◼ conclusion—draw a conclusion
Note 1:What does mastering a word involve? ·Recognize the word Recall the word Comprehend the word in the context ■Apply the word
◼ Note 1: What does mastering a word involve? ◼ Recognize the word ◼ Recall the word ◼ Comprehend the word in the context ◼ Apply the word
Vocabulary Note 2:What's the meaning of meaning? ■1.Aspects of meaning Denotation-the base meaning of a word Connotation-the associations,positive and negative feelings a word creates n dog-a domestic carnivorous animal dog-loyalty dank-wet moist-wet dank-unfavorable moist-favorable cock-rooster
Vocabulary ◼ Note 2: What’s the meaning of meaning? ◼ 1. Aspects of meaning ◼ Denotation—the base meaning of a word ◼ Connotation—the associations, positive and negative feelings a word creates ◼ dog—a domestic carnivorous animal ◼ dog– loyalty ◼ dank—wet moist—wet ◼ dank—unfavorable moist—favorable ◼ cock-rooster
Vocabulary 2.Appropriateness-in what context the word can be acceptable ■E.g reckon-think? 3 meaning relationship E.g synonym antonym hyponym (dog, mouse etc)/co-hyponym (red,blue etc)/ superordinate(bird,book etc)
Vocabulary ◼ 2. Appropriateness—in what context the word can be acceptable ◼ E.g reckon—think ? ◼ 3 meaning relationship ◼ E.g synonym / antonym / hyponym (dog, mouse etc) /co-hyponym (red, blue etc) / superordinate (bird, book etc)
4 word formation ■E.g suffixes/prefix
◼ 4 word formation ◼ E.g suffixes / prefix
Vocabulary III.How can vocabulary be presented? 1)concise definition 2)detailed description (the appearance, qualities.) ■3)example(hyponym) 4)illustrations (pictures,object)
Vocabulary ◼ Ⅲ. How can vocabulary be presented? ◼ 1) concise definition ◼ 2) detailed description (the appearance, qualities.) ◼ 3) example (hyponym) ◼ 4) illustrations (pictures, object)