TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gairns,Ruth
AU  - Redman,Stuart
TI  - Working with words: a guide to teaching and learning vocabulary 
T2  - Cambridge handbooks for language teachers
SN  - 0521268893
AV  - LB1576 .G28 1986
U1  - 428.1 
PY  - 1986///
CY  - Cambridge [Cambridgeshire], New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Vocabulary
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - Teachers
KW  - Language
KW  - Teaching
KW  - Terminology
KW  - English language
KW  - Semantics
KW  - Foreign speakers
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-198) and index; 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
N2  - "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
ER  -