It provides the background knowledge necessary for practitioners to make informed choices about vocabulary teaching and testing. This text offers a comprehensive introduction to vocabulary for language teachers who would like to know more about the way vocabulary works. Chapters 1 and 2 provide linguistic and historical background. The overall theme is making research and theory accessible, and then drawing on it to suggest effective classroom applications. Chapters 8 and 9 focus on issues in teaching and testing vocabulary. Chapters 3-7 describe the various kinds of knowledge a person can have about a word, how vocabulary behaves in context, and how it is acquired. The appendices include a word list of academic vocabulary and a vocabulary test. The chapters include teaching applications, exercises, and suggestions for further reading. Из серии: Cambridge Language Education
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