- When presenting new vocabulary, you must teach its meaning and pronunciation.
- The precise meaning of new words, in specific contexts, is very important
- The meaning of new words can be taught through pictures, mime, real objects as well as from a situation in context.
- Teachers need to ask questions to check that students understand the meaning
- Students need lots of varied practice of new vocabulary
- Students need to revise new vocabulary regularly
- Students need to record and store new vocabulary in a helpful way. Well-recorded new vocabulary can improve students' learning.
Baker, Joanna and Westrup, Heather. 2000. The English Language Teacher's Handbook. New York: VSO