Teaching of Vocabulary in the Primary School Foreign Language Classroom

Seminar paper from the year 2003 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Pedagogy, Literature Studies, grade: 2.0, University of Erfurt, language: English, abstract: In dieser 26-seitigen Hausarbeit geht es um das Unterrichten von Vokabeln (= Wortschatzarbeit) im Fremdsprachenunterricht der Grundschule. Die Hausarbeit ist in englischer Sprache verfasst. Das Inhaltsverzeichnis gibt Einblick in die detaillierte Aufarbeitung des Themas:I. INTRODUCTIONII. MAIN PART1. The Importance of Teaching Vocabulary1.1. Vocabulary Development in the Primary Grades1.2. Educator s View on Teaching Vocabulary 1.3. Memory and Storage Systems1.4. Why Vocabulary is Important 1.5. Levels of Word Knowledge2. Teaching Vocabulary2.1. Which Words Should be Taught 2.1.1. Basic Functional Vocabulary2.2. Ways of Teaching Vocabulary 2.2.1. Strategies2.2.2. Teaching Concepts2.2.3. Teaching Methods 2.2.4. Specific Approaches to Teaching Oral Language2.2.4.1. Nursery Rhymes2.2.4.2. Situational Games 2.2.4.3. Picture Talks 2.2.4.4. Stories 2.2.4.5. Playlets 2.2.4.6. Dialogue 2.2.5. Different Learning Styles 2.3. Pronunciation2.4. Definitions Help to Built Up Vocabulary2.5. The Importance of Practice2.6. AssessmentIII. CONCLUSIONIV. REFERENCES V. APPENDIX: Practical Activities for Vocabulary Learning