Learning vocabulary in another language

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nation, I. S. P. (Author), Long, Michael H. (Author), Richards, Jack C. , 1943- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , c2001
Series:The Cambridge applied linguistics series
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The goals of vocabulary learning
  • 2. Knowing a word
  • 3. Teaching and explaining vocabulary
  • 4. Vocabulary and listening and speaking
  • 5. Vocabulary and reading and writing
  • 6. Specialised uses of vocabulary
  • 7. Vocabulary learning strategies and guessing from context
  • 8. Word study strategies
  • 9. Chunking and collocation
  • 10. Testing vocabulary knowledge and use
  • 11. Designing the vocabulary component of a language course