Activity 6. Vocabulary

Activity 6.

Vocabulary Builders

As a foreign language student, vocabulary is central to English language teaching because without sufficient vocabulary students cannot understand others or express their own ideas.

When students develop greater fluency and expression in English, it is significant for them to acquire more productive vocabulary knowledge and to develop their own personal vocabulary learning strategies.

However, there are some aspects you must know about learning new words. Read the information below and reflect on the strategies you involve in knowing a new word. 

For this activity you will have to download one of the apps provided below and test it and see if that app will be useful for you. If not, look for another option and explain in one or two paragraphs the reasons why that options suits you the most. 

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Choose one of the apps provided before, download it and write an opinion about the usefulness of that app. Add your work to your portfolios. 

Referencias:

TESOL (s/f). Vocabulary and its importance in language learning. Consultado el 30 de marzo de 2017 de: http://www.tesol.org/docs/books/bk_ELTD_Vocabulary_974.