Teaching Vocabulary

In this course, you will examine the importance of teaching and learning vocabulary in relation to the four main communication skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. You will learn ten principles that give a practical approach to teaching and learning vocabulary. We will discuss the best ways to test your students to find out what kind of vocabulary they need the most. By demonstrating how to both teach and monitor student learning, this course will show you how to create an effective vocabulary course.

This course includes a knowledgeable and caring instructor who will guide you through your lessons, facilitate discussions, and answer your questions.

Paul Nation is Professor of Applied Linguistics in the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. He has taught in Indonesia, Thailand, the United States, Finland, and Japan. His specialist interests are language teaching methodology and vocabulary learning. His latest books include Learning Vocabulary in Another Language (2001) published by Cambridge University Press, Focus on Vocabulary (2007) from NCELTR/Macquarie, Teaching Vocabulary: Strategies and Techniques (2008) from Heinle Cengage Learning. Two books Teaching ESL/EFL Listening and Speaking (with Jonathan.Newton) and Teaching ESL/EFL Reading and Writing will appear from Routledge later this year.

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Requirements:

Internet access; e-mail; and the Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox Web browser.

Syllabus:

All courses run for six weeks, with a two-week grace period at the end. Two lessons are released each week for the six-week duration of the course. You do not have to be present when the lesson is released, but you must complete each lesson within two weeks of its release.

A new section of each course starts on the second or third Wednesday of each month. If enrolling in a series of two or more courses, please be sure to space the start date for each course at least two months apart.

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