Working with Words
A Guide to Teaching and Learning Vocabulary

A practical guide on how to select, organise and teach vocabulary to students of all levels.

Ruth Gairns (Author), Stuart Redman (Author)

9780521317092, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 15 May 1986

210 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm, 0.29 kg

' … a must for the staffroom library.' ELTJ

This is a practical guide for teachers on how to select, organise and teach vocabulary to all levels of students. It discusses the linguistic and psychological theories relevant to vocabulary learning, describes with clear examples traditional and current methods of presentation and practice, and suggests ways of assessing and supplementing the vocabulary component of coursebooks. Working with Words is an ideal resource for practising teachers and teachers in training.

Subject Areas: ELT: teaching theory & methods [EBA]