Teaching vocabulary

Nation, Paul; Newton, Jonathan

doi:10.1017/cbo9781139524643.017

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“…As a result, they consulted a dictionary or asked other students, a disruptive, yet persistent, practice to wean from. The findings confirmed the fact that vocabulary knowledge is tremendously crucial in comprehension and any second language reader needs to develop both reading fluency and accuracy (Nation 2008;Grabe 2009;Koda 2004). …”

Section: Linguistic Ability: Automatic Processing Of Textsupporting

confidence: 55%

“…6, No. 3;2013 The interview data also confirmed that subjects had a discussion with peers on the meaning of have skirted the heart of the question and the interpretation of the statement the Bracey critique is not entirely misplaced. It is obvious that subjects relied on bottom-up processing as they began reading the research article with anticipation of the exam questions.…”

Section: Research Question 2: Inference Strategies For Coping With Tementioning

confidence: 60%

“…6, No. 3;2013 Higher GDP). A few subjects demonstrated clear understanding of what specific idea the pronouns stood for.…”

Section: Syntaxmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…6, No. 3;2013 Acknowledgements I would like to express my great appreciation to Thammasat University for the research grant awarded to me. Without this support, my research project would never have been brought to its completion.…”

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Inference Strategies to Improve Reading Comprehension of Challenging Texts

Attaprechakul¹

2013

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This study aimed to explore inference strategies necessary to successfully read journal articles. Eighty-eight graduate students read a set of texts on education and economic growth and answered comprehension questions. Twenty-four of these participants also volunteered for an in-depth interview. The findings revealed that students usually relied on their bottom-up processing. They skipped difficult parts, especially technical information and graphic illustrations. They sought help from friends to enhance their understanding. Overall, they were successful at interpreting the thesis statement, the gist of the section, the meaning of the tested words and clause. However, they were less able to infer the underlying argument, the tone of the article, and the attitudes of others toward the research findings. A substantial number of students also failed to utilize information from section headings and the organization of research articles to guide their reading tasks.

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Section: Linguistic Ability: Automatic Processing Of Textsupporting

confidence: 55%

Section: Research Question 2: Inference Strategies For Coping With Tementioning

confidence: 60%

“…6, No. 3;2013 Higher GDP). A few subjects demonstrated clear understanding of what specific idea the pronouns stood for.…”

Section: Syntaxmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Recommendation For Further Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Inference Strategies to Improve Reading Comprehension of Challenging Texts

Attaprechakul¹

2013

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“…Also a number of scholars including [9]- [14] purport that vocabulary and reading comprehension are closely connected. Given the prominence and essence of vocabulary, every lesson begins with a set of ten vocabulary items related to the topic of the lesson.…”

Section: English Instructional Materials Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Developing Young Learners‟ Local Culture Awareness and Global English: Integrated Instruction

Kanoksilapatham¹

2015

IJIET

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Abstract-This study highlights the positive impact of integrated instruction of local culture and global English. A school and a historical temple in Thailand were the premises of this study. To examine the impact of local culture instruction, a test was constructed and administered to a class of Grade 4 students in the first and last lessons of the five-week instruction. To assess the students' English ability, a tour guide simulation activity was organized upon completion of the instruction. Finally, to examine the students' attitude towards the integrated instruction, a mini-questionnaire was administered. The students had significantly higher gain scores regarding the knowledge of their local culture and were able to successfully perform the role of a tour guide at the monastery site. Finally, all students expressed their positive attitude towards the integrated instruction and activities employed. This study demonstrates a crucial step towards the national AEC integration in 2015.Index Terms-English, Thailand, local culture, young learners.

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Words as Tools: Learning Academic Vocabulary as Language Acquisition

Nagy

Townsend

2012

Reading Research Quarterly

609

387

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There is a growing awareness of the importance of academic vocabulary, and more generally, of academic language proficiency, for students’ success in school. There is also a growing body of research on the nature of the demands that academic language places on readers and writers, and on interventions to help students meet these demands. In this review, we discuss the role of academic vocabulary within academic language, examine recent research on instruction in academic vocabulary, considering both general academic words and discipline‐specific words, and offer our perspective on the current state of this research and recommendations on how to continue inquiry and to improve practice in this area. We use the metaphor of ‘words as tools’ to reflect our understanding that instruction in academic vocabulary must approach words as means for communicating and thinking about disciplinary content, and must therefore provide students with opportunities to use the instructed words for these purposes as they are learning them.

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Teaching vocabulary

Cited by 63 publications

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Inference Strategies to Improve Reading Comprehension of Challenging Texts

Inference Strategies to Improve Reading Comprehension of Challenging Texts

Developing Young Learners‟ Local Culture Awareness and Global English: Integrated Instruction

Words as Tools: Learning Academic Vocabulary as Language Acquisition

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