Teaching and learning vocabulary / I.S.P. Nation.
Language: English Publisher: New York : Heinle & Heinle Publishers, c1990Description: xi, 275 p. ill. 24 cmISBN:- 0838428630
- 9780838428634
- 428.0071 20
- PE1128.A2
- Eabfe
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Based on the premise that a systematic approach to vocabulary development results in better learning, this text examines the underlying principles of vocabulary acquisition, including the most effective teaching and learning techniques currently available. The author draws on a hundred years of research, experimentation, and classroom experience and provides relevant applications to the teaching of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Cover title: Teaching & learning vocabulary.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-232) and index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Goals of Vocabulary Learning and Vocabulary Size
- 3 What is Involved in Learning a Word
- 4 Communicating Meaning
- 5 Assessing Vocabulary Size
- 6 Vocabulary and Listening
- 7 Vocabulary and Speaking
- 8 Vocabulary and Reading
- 9 Vocabulary and Writing
- 10 Learner Strategies
- 11 Simplification of Reading Material
- 12 Directions in Vocabulary Studies