Explores effective low-tech methods for vocabulary acquisition, highlighting their motivational impact in classrooms.
Over the years, one of the most-frequently voiced concerns of learners I have heard relates to their progress -or perceived lack of it -in the acquisition of vocabulary.This paper considers the amount of review and revision necessary to fully remember and be able to use a word productively.Additionally, the paper will look at a way of recording vocabulary that students seem to find motivating, and a practical, low-tech way to review vocabulary will be introduced.The paper will conclude with my observations of these techniques in the classroom.
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