Abstract
How Vocabulary is Learned by Stuart Webb and Paul Nation focusses on key issues underlying the learning and teaching of vocabulary both from a theoretical perspective and with a strong emphasis on actually putting things into practice. Generally speaking, it is an absolute pleasure to read what these two extremely experienced writers have to say about this vital topic, which constitutes an essential component of language teaching and is thus part and parcel of any language instructor’s everyday teaching requirements. Chapter 1 starts out by addressing the question of which words should be learnt, unsurprisingly stressing the importance of teaching high-frequency words along with technical and academic vocabulary occurring within various types of discourse, as well as introducing the reader to a number of frequency lists and suggesting a concrete testing format to check effectiveness afterwards. Chapter 2 then deals with the learning burden involved in studying words, putting the central focus on how to reduce this burden and also providing practical hands-on suggestions for teaching, in particular with respect to introducing opposites, synonyms and members of lexical sets.
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