Learning vocabulary in another language /

"An updated edition of the key reference work in the area of second and foreign language vocabulary studies. This book provides a detailed survey of research and theory on the teaching and learning of vocabulary with the aim of providing pedagogical suggestions for both teachers and learners. I...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nation, I. S. P. (Ian Stephen Paul), 1944-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Cambridge applied linguistics series
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. The goals of vocabulary learning
  • 2. Knowing a word
  • 3. Teaching and explaining vocabulary
  • 4. Vocabulary and listening and speaking
  • 5. Vocabulary and reading and writing
  • 6. Specialised uses of vocabulary
  • 7. Vocabulary-learning strategies
  • 8. Learning words from context
  • 9. Word parts
  • 10. Using dictionaries
  • 11. Deliberate learning from word cards
  • 12. Finding and learning multiword units
  • 13. Testing vocabulary knowledge and use
  • 14. Designing the vocabulary component of a language course.