How would you present the meanings of the words?
Childish, kid, bastard
Connotations? Appropriate contexts?
‘Childish’ means like a child usually about an adult with negative connotations
‘Kid’ means the same as ‘child’ – in informal, spoken speech
‘Bastard’ a child of parents who are not married, usually used as an insult in informal
Aspects of meaning
synonyms – items that mean the same or nearly the same
antonyms – items that mean the opposite
hyponyms – items that serve as specific examples of a general concept
Autumn is a hyponym of the seasons
co-hyponyms or co-ordinates: other items that are ‘the same kind of thing
Autumn, winter, spring, summer are co-hyponyms
super ordinates: general concepts that ‘cover’ specific items
season is the super ordinate of spring, summer, winter, autumn
Words and expressions are to be translated into the learners’ mother tongue.
Word formation
Vocabulary units, whether one-word or multi\word can often be broken into their component ‘bits’.
And this information should be taught to more advanced learners. Common prefixes or suffixes can be taught.
What prefixes and suffixes do you know? How can they help understand the meaning of a word?
Ungrateful
Untranslatable
Another way vocabulary items are built is by combining two words to make one item: a single compound word, or two separate, sometimes hyphened words (bookcase, follow-up, swimming pool).
How do you usually remember words? Share your favourite techniques.
Tips:
People tend to remember words that have personal or emotive significance
People link items together in sense units or find some associations or look for personal significance
Words at the beginning of a list tend to be remembered better, so teach more important new words first, or at the beginning of a lesson.
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