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Teaching vocabulary to young learners 1599 . , - 2012,

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Young learners: Respond to meaning even if they dont understand individual words; They learn indirectly (take in information from all sides); Their understanding comes not just from explanation, but also from what they see and hear and, crucially, what they touch; They find abstract concepts (grammar) difficult to grasp; They generally display enthusiasm for learning; They have a need for individual attention and approval from the teacher; They are keen on talking about themselves; They have a limited attention span.

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Presentation Practice Production

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How many words to teach?

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Presentation: synonyms / antonyms pictures actions (TPR) translation When the vocabulary is presented and defined drill pronunciation

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Meaning (only picture): Name after the teacher; Clever parrots; Whats missing? Looking through the key-hole; ; Disappearing pictures; Crosses and noughts; Chinese whispers; Rush; A what? Stepping stones; Around the world; TPR for verbs (Simon says, miming)

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Meaning (picture + word card) : Matching; Whats wrong? matching; Pelmanism; Bingo; Show me, give me

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(): Picture dictation; Word halves matching; Unscramble the word; Word search; Snakes; Missing letters; Team races; Match the words with the sound; Spelling/ misspelling; Give me the word with the sound; Odd sound out; I spy

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: Grouping; Four corners; Odd one out; My favourite word; Synonyms / antonyms; Continue the succession.

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Practice (word combinations and sentences): Word combinations: Matching; Spidergrams; Pelmanism; Snap; gap filling (one extra). Sentence drill: matching halves; Guessing games (questioning techniques); Picture story; Building blocks; Describing pictures (finding differences).

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