Vol. 4 Issue 17 – BBC TeachingEnglish Article: Vocabulary and autonomy

Charles Dickens was born in 1812 and the British Council has been helping to celebrate his 200th birthday. One way that we have done this is by making teaching materials which can help teachers introduce Dickens into their lessons.
By
Tarun Patel
April 21, 2012

ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue#17 | April 23, 2012 | ISSN 0975-3036

The TE editor says, “This article looks at ways to improve your students’ abilities to both explore, store and use vocabulary. The general aim is to involve the students in a more autonomous fashion in their learning, rather than simply having them presented with word lists selected by the teacher or syllabus.

  • The role of vocabulary teaching
  • How can teachers help their learners?
  • Self-initiated independent learning
  • Formal practice
  • Functional practice
  • Memorizing
  • Best approach
  • Practical activities
  • References“.

To read the full article, please click here.

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