Focus on words and word parts by LeeAnne Godfrey https://padlet.com/berg1207/l57eu8un9rvk Have you incorporated focus on vocabulary or word parts into your second language teaching? If so, in what ways? en-us 2016-10-16 00:36:00 UTC 2025-10-14 14:59:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png Wordly Wise https://padlet.com/berg1207/l57eu8un9rvk/wish/291731442 In the past, we've used the program Wordly Wise for vocabulary expansion. 
Pros: it's web-based, has students add prefixes and suffixes to manipulate the words, thorough
Cons: the website is not the easiest to use and information got lost frequently, the modules take a long time to complete, the program is expensive
We scrapped it this year and now I'm not doing much formal vocabulary instruction, we cover new vocab as it comes up in our literature.]]> 2018-10-11 13:59:43 UTC https://padlet.com/berg1207/l57eu8un9rvk/wish/291731442 https://padlet.com/berg1207/l57eu8un9rvk/wish/292570036 I have incorporated vocabulary into my teaching as it comes up. When reading a text, or discussing a topic, I will briefly give definitions/examples of words that I believe might be unknown to students. Most of my vocabulary instruction is within context. 

I have taught a phonics curriculum called Fundations. Teaching affixes and roots is a component of the program. ]]> 2018-10-14 18:12:25 UTC https://padlet.com/berg1207/l57eu8un9rvk/wish/292570036 Prior to an in-class reading assignment, I'll write the key vocabulary words from the text on the board, along with the parts of speech and definitions (usually from word reference.com). Then, we'll do echo readings of these words. I also have students use the words in a sentence, which they or I will write on the board. https://padlet.com/berg1207/l57eu8un9rvk/wish/293130139 I've incorporated word parts mostly in pronunciation exercises. I'll use hand motions, stretch a rubber band, or tap my feet to show either syllabification or where the stress is placed within a word.
--Caroline ]]> 2018-10-16 01:51:26 UTC https://padlet.com/berg1207/l57eu8un9rvk/wish/293130139 jkotula01 https://padlet.com/berg1207/l57eu8un9rvk/wish/293368886 I have covered vocabulary words using visuals and movements/Total Physical Response. I also introduce and reinforce vocabulary words in videos and through story-telling. Similar to how a classmate explained, I incorporate word parts in pronunciation exercises and using hand claps to mark syllables or where the stress lies.]]> 2018-10-16 14:31:18 UTC https://padlet.com/berg1207/l57eu8un9rvk/wish/293368886 Vocabulary https://padlet.com/berg1207/l57eu8un9rvk/wish/293460207 I usually assign a text for my students to read, and tell them to pay attention to the new words and expressions. That way, they have a general feeling for the words before the actual class. And for class, I have them work on words by having them ask me questions with the words. I also work with variations of the words. I would like to add that too many words at a time is counterproductive. After about a month, I do a review of the words they learned during that month. Effectively learning anything requires going both forward and backward. 
- - Frederick]]> 2018-10-16 16:36:47 UTC https://padlet.com/berg1207/l57eu8un9rvk/wish/293460207 https://padlet.com/berg1207/l57eu8un9rvk/wish/293502324 I was able to use reading passages with my early elementary students that often had one or two words as vocabulary words, defined in the margins. I would try to check for understanding with my ESL students by asking questions and relating the words to experiences I knew of them having. ]]> 2018-10-16 17:37:37 UTC https://padlet.com/berg1207/l57eu8un9rvk/wish/293502324 We use a reading program called Readingaz. At the beginning of each reading unit (usually one small book a week) we start with a section called Words To Know and use the glossary to learn the definitions of these words. As we read through the book we revisit the words and deepen their understanding by summarizing the parts that have new words. https://padlet.com/berg1207/l57eu8un9rvk/wish/293831103 2018-10-17 13:27:41 UTC https://padlet.com/berg1207/l57eu8un9rvk/wish/293831103 https://padlet.com/berg1207/l57eu8un9rvk/wish/294137449 When I taught overseas, most of my students were young and had a very low level of English. My lessons were almost entirely focused and vocabulary and basic sentence structure. I would like to see how my focus on vocab will shift as I encounter students of higher levels. ]]> 2018-10-18 00:08:01 UTC https://padlet.com/berg1207/l57eu8un9rvk/wish/294137449 https://padlet.com/berg1207/l57eu8un9rvk/wish/294152570 Although I don't currently incorporate vocabulary in my everyday teaching. When I was growing up and taking a second language class, we always had a word of the day written on the board. If we used it correctly, we got extra credit onto a quiz or assignment for that day. For me, it made me excited to learn the new word and made it really stick.]]> 2018-10-18 01:14:34 UTC https://padlet.com/berg1207/l57eu8un9rvk/wish/294152570 I'm teaching a monolingual class for the first time (L1 Spanish, beginning level) so pronunciation instruction is easier than normal, because most of my students make the same L2 errors, based on their L1. I weave pronunciation instruction throughout most of my lessons, and this instruction is usually morphological in nature. For example, I have them practice vocalizing the ending consonants, especially the alveolar and velar stops and alveolar fricatives as well as vocalizing the past-tense "ed" and "ing" endings. https://padlet.com/berg1207/l57eu8un9rvk/wish/312356079 2018-12-07 18:22:51 UTC https://padlet.com/berg1207/l57eu8un9rvk/wish/312356079