Book contents
- Lessons from Good Language Teachers
- Lessons from Good Language Teachers
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface An Overview of Good Language Teachers
- Part I Macro Perspectives
- Part II Classroom Perspectives
- Part III Instructional Perspectives
- 15 Pragmatics and Good Language Teachers
- 16 Vocabulary and Good Language Teachers
- 17 Grammar and Good Language Teachers
- 18 Pronunciation and Good Language Teachers
- 19 Listening and Good Language Teachers
- 20 Speaking and Good Language Teachers
- 21 Reading and Good Language Teachers
- 22 Writing and Good Language Teachers
- Good Language Teachers: Past, Present, and Future Directions
- Epilogue Good Language Teachers – What Do They Do? What Do They Know?
- Index
- References
16 - Vocabulary and Good Language Teachers
from Part III - Instructional Perspectives
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 April 2020
Book contents
- Lessons from Good Language Teachers
- Lessons from Good Language Teachers
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface An Overview of Good Language Teachers
- Part I Macro Perspectives
- Part II Classroom Perspectives
- Part III Instructional Perspectives
- 15 Pragmatics and Good Language Teachers
- 16 Vocabulary and Good Language Teachers
- 17 Grammar and Good Language Teachers
- 18 Pronunciation and Good Language Teachers
- 19 Listening and Good Language Teachers
- 20 Speaking and Good Language Teachers
- 21 Reading and Good Language Teachers
- 22 Writing and Good Language Teachers
- Good Language Teachers: Past, Present, and Future Directions
- Epilogue Good Language Teachers – What Do They Do? What Do They Know?
- Index
- References
Summary
In Chapter 16, the authors point to the four roles of teachers in vocabulary courses and present research-based suggestions for the effective instruction of vocabulary; they also present a case study that investigated teachers’ perceptions about useful vocabulary, followed by principles required for helping learners with desirable vocabulary learning outcomes.
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- Lessons from Good Language Teachers , pp. 203 - 218Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020
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