Vocabulary in Language Teaching

ISBN-13: 9781108476829 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 286 str.

Norbert Schmitt; Diane Schmitt

Opis

Written by two top vocabulary specialists, this updated edition gives a state-of-the-art introduction to vocabulary teaching and testing.

Recenzje

'… this comprehensive text describes vocabulary instruction well and accomplishes the goal of guiding language teachers to make well-informed choices in instruction and assessment … Any person who teaches vocabulary or simply wants to learn more about it will find this text to be a useful guide.' Jean Danic, LINGUIST List

Spis treści

Preface; 1. The nature and size of vocabulary; 2. History of vocabulary in language teaching; 3. What does it mean to 'know' a word?; 4. Corpus insights: frequency and formulaic language; 5. Categories of vocabulary and word lists; 6. Incidental vocabulary learning from language exposure; 7. Intentional vocabulary learning; 8. Vocabulary in the curriculum; 9. Assessing vocabulary knowledge; Appendices; Index