Consider the following quotations: “A general principle of vocabulary selection has been that of frequency. We can decide which words we should teach on the basis of how frequently they are used by the speakers of the language. The words which are most commonly used are the ones we should teach first. Another principle that has been used in the selection of vocabulary is that of coverage. A word is more useful if it covers more things than if it only has one very specific meaning….” “Especially at intermediate levels and above, discovery techniques (where students have to work out rules and meanings for themselves rather than being given everything by the teacher) are an appropriate alternative to standard presentation techniques. This is certainly true of vocabulary learning where students will often be asked to ‘discover for themselves’ what a word means and how and why it is being used” What ideas would you bring to the classroom to make the learning of vocabulary more interesting and rewarding? Your answer should be between 500 and 750 words. It should show research and personal examples and ideas. Please use references to show where any information has come from
