THE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING

VOCABULARY
GROUP 1
DWI CHAYANI
RAMITA
REZI WAHYUNI
RISA ASRIDA
THE NATURE OF VOCABULARY
Vocabulary refers to words unit that have a common meaning. Word can be identified as the tokens and
types. Tokens refers to all the word in the paragraph and types refers to form of words.

5 types of words form:

1. Single word –- one word

2. Set phrases – more than one word

3. Phrasal verbs –- made up of a main verb with an adverb or a preposition. This adverb and preposition
might break down the literal meaning of the main verb.

4. Idioms -- word with non literal meaning

TEACHING TECHNIQUE AND ACTIVITIES
• New word should not be presented in isolation. It is
presented in the context.
• It is focus on the highlighted word in text, semantics
mapping, and playing vocabulary game
• Using the game that recycle the vocabulary. For example
scrabble, world bingo, simons say game and so on.
Some Techniques to teach vocabulary

1. Presenting the new words

– Using visual images

– Using gestures and actions

– Guessing and predicting

– Words in context

– Showing lexical relation

2. Helping students remember the new words

– Using games

– Learning with friends

– Review the game

3. Help the students to make the new
words by their own

– Using vocabulary record

– Personalizing the new words

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Principle 1: Select Appropriate Words

Words that are considered appropriate are words that are

comprehensible by learners and are coherent to their
proficiency level. In the case of vocabulary acquisition,
the input needs to convey meaning and be comprehensible
so that learners are able to attach form to meaning.
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Principle 2: Focus on Different Aspects of
Words

Vocabulary acquisition will be more effective when a

particular word is learned based on several aspects. For
example, it only focus on the name of animal.
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Principle 3: Progress from Less Demanding to More
Demanding Vocabulary-related Activities

The process of learning vocabulary needs to be implemented

step by step, and learners are encouraged not to immediately use
new words in vocabulary-oriented activities.
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Principle 4: Limit Forced Semantic Elaboration
during the Initial Stages of Learning New Words

Teachers should limit the explanation of meaning of the new

words to just the basic meaning, as to avoid confusion and
misunderstanding from learners of the new language.
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Principle 5: Encourage Interest among Students during
Learning Process

Vocabulary teaching and learning should be interesting and

enjoyable as to keep motivation high.
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Principle 6: Accommodate Use of Contextual Cues

Teachers can use materials such as pictures, past

experiences and examples to depict the connection
between the new words.
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Principle 7: Expose Learners to the Use of

Dictionary.
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Principle 8: Exercise Repetition by Introducing Words

Frequently Inside the Module.

This is one of the basic principles in memorizing new

words as with repetition, learners would be able to
memorize, and produce the word appropriately when they
understood the meaning.
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Principle 9: Promote Deliberate Vocabulary Acquisition

The learners are able to understand the meaning of that

word and memorize it when the teachers introduce new
words.
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Principle 10: Expose Learners with Exercises and
Activities Other Than Memorizing Words.

For example, using games as part of the activity would not

only help with the memorization of new words, but at the
same time help the learners to retain better attention on
the learning process,