Teaching Vocabulary in Context

Learning vocabulary in context is beneficial because it helps the students to ........

• learn all the English words.

• learn to guess the meaning of new words.

• remember it longer.

• learn different meanings of a certain word.

• increase reading comprehension skills.

Vocabulary in context means looking up a new word in the dictionary.

• True

• False

When we seek to present new information in various ways, we ensure that multiple neurons are firing simultaneously in our students’ brains.

• True

• False

Context clues help us understand the meaning of an unknown word.

• True

• False

Teaching vocabulary with context can help students make connections with the word and in turn help them remember and use the word more readily.

• True

• False

One way of teaching vocabulary in context is by giving the students the meaning of the words.

• True

• false

Name an activity in one of your vocabulary lessons that you think has fired your students’ neurons for visual connection and personal relevance.