Tuesday, 17 May 2011

QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION: VOCABULARY PRESENTATION TECHNIQUES


1.    SOME TECHNIQUES ARE MORE POPULAR THAN OTHERS. WHAT ARE THEY, AND CAN YOU ACCOUNT FOR THEIR POPULARITY?
For me are examples, illustration and definition. Because they are specific and précises in their function.

2.    ARE THERE TECHNIQUES THAT ARE PARTICULARLY APPROPRIATE FOR THE PRESENTATION OF CERTAIN TYPES OF WORDS?
Yes, they are. For example whit “illustration” we help to a visual child and when we pronounce we help to other type of child, whit “example” the student can to assimilate whit other things and learn more than one word. And “definition” is a very direct technique because is the more quickly form to know new words, but it can be so boring or monotone. 






3.    ARE THERE TECHNIQUES WHICHH ARE LIKELY TO BE MORE, OR LESS, APPROPIATE FOR PARTICULAR LEARNER POPULATIONS (YOUNG/ADULT, BEGINNER/ADVANCED, DEFFERENT BACKGROUND CULTURES)?
Yes, for example for a:

4.    DO YOU, AS AN INDIVIDUAL, FIND THAT YOU PREFER SOME KINDS OF TECHNIQUES AND TEND TO AVOID OTHERS? WHICH? AND WHY?
I prefer “examples”, “descriptions” and “synonyms”. Because when we know more about something is easier to remember it, and avoid “opposite”, because when we have more word and these word are completely different to the real meaning (which we are looking for), may be these word mixes with the mean word and confuse the students.


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