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Working with words : a guide to teaching and learning vocabulary / Ruth Gairns and Stuart Redman.

By:

Gairns, Ruth [author.]

Contributor(s):

Redman, Stuart [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Cambridge handbooks for language teachersPublisher: Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1986Description: viii, 200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0521268893
9780521268899
0521317096
9780521317092

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

428.1

LOC classification:

LB1576 .G28 1986

Contents:

Language awareness activities -- Words and their meanings -- Words and their forms -- Decisions about content -- How the learner discovers meaning -- Memory and written storage -- Using visual aids -- Using authentic reading texts -- Teacher designed contexts and the use of the dictionary -- Speaking activities -- Games, questionnaires and problem solving -- Vocabulary in course books.

Summary: "This is a practical guide for teachers on how to select, organise and teach vocabulary to all levels of students. It discusses the linguistic and psychological theories relevant to vocabulary learning, describes with clear examples traditional and current methods of presentation and practice, and suggests ways of assessing and supplementing the vocabulary component of coursebooks. Working with Words is an ideal resource book for practising teachers and teachers in training."--Publisher description.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-198) and index.

"This is a practical guide for teachers on how to select, organise and teach vocabulary to all levels of students. It discusses the linguistic and psychological theories relevant to vocabulary learning, describes with clear examples traditional and current methods of presentation and practice, and suggests ways of assessing and supplementing the vocabulary component of coursebooks. Working with Words is an ideal resource book for practising teachers and teachers in training."--Publisher description.

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