[etni] Re: teaching vocabulary out of context: the verdict
- From: Michele Ben <mggben@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:20:57 +0200
I always introduce vocabulary out of context. And then I have the
kids try to put it into context by filling the words into sentences.
After working on the list a few times, we then read the passage from
which the words were taken. That's when all the vocabulary is
contextualized in the reading passage.
Here's a recent story:
In my last class of grade 8 bet pupils, one of the weakest pupils
actively particpated when we worked on the reading text. She usually
just sits there like we're learning Chinese. After class I
complimented her on her participation and comprehension. Her
response: "Well, I worked really hard on the words you gave. I even
worked on them with my father. That's why I understood the story!"
Well ... DUH. My response: "That's great. I hope you'll continue
learning words now that you realize how important learning vocabulary
is." (In case any of you are wondering, we conversed in Hebrew.)
Michele
On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 8:21 PM, <Leo.Selivan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Just posted my conclusions to Teaching vocabulary out of context: is it worth
> the time?
> You can read it by following this link:
> http://leoxicon.blogspot.com/2012/01/teaching-vocabulary-out-of-context.html
> <http://leoxicon.blogspot.com/2012/01/teaching-vocabulary-out-of-context.html>
> .
> It has a link to the earlier post describing my mini experiment if you
> haven't read it.
> Feel free to comment with your thoughts and ideas.
> LEO
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