The ministry of higher and secondary specialised education of uzbekistan the uzbek state world languages university the english teaching methodology department

While-activity

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  Deriving words (creating the necessary form of the words)
  
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  Using vocabulary (choose the right synonym)
  
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  Communicating the message (describe the gadget using technical jargon)
  

Post-activity

• Reflecting on task fulfillment

  
  

• Focusing on vocabulary use

  
  

• Integrating vocabulary with teaching communicative skills

  
  
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  Active Vocabulary Activities
  

• Remembering a word - its meaning, pronunciation, grammar form

  
  

• Creating collocations/sentences

  
  

• Using – grouping words

  
  

• Applying in unprepared speech without any help

  
  
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  Passive Vocabulary Activities
  

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• reading aloud (involving different senses of perception – seeing, listening and articulation )

  
  

• filling gaps aimed at developing prediction skills

  
  

Developing vocabulary building strategies
Review regularly: There is evidence that regular review helps to maintain largest amount of recall.
Guess meaning from context: Guessing meaning of unfamiliar words or expressions from context is not a new idea. The problem is how students can develop the ability to do so. Initially students need the teacher’s help regarding what contextual clues to look for and how these clues can contribute to the discovery of meaning. Generally speaking, the topic, the grammatical structure, the possible meaning connection between the given word and other words and the linguistic pattern where the word appears, all these may give hints to the meaning in one way or another.
Organize vocabulary effectively: There is evidence that if information is organized and stored in special ways, e.g. treated information is stored together or new information is related to previously stored information, it is more likely to be retained and easier to retrieve. Considering the massive English vocabulary, it is necessary for the teacher to guide students to organize the words they encounter. With a conscious attempt at vocabulary organization it is likely that a student’s word store will increase significantly.
Use learned vocabulary: Students should be encouraged to use active vocabulary items in real language use. By trying to use words or expressions correctly and appropriately, students get a better and deeper understanding of the meaning and use of the vocabulary. Besides, successful attempts at word use definitely help vocabulary consolidation.