4. Dealing with Vocabulary
This unit focuses on the teaching and acquisition of vocabulary in a foreign language. After discussing the issue of what is included in the teaching of vocabulary and what kinds of knowledge does knowing a word entail, the unit focuses on how new words are learned by students and how they are stored in long term memory. In addition the unit also highlights principles for presenting and practicing vocabulary with students and presents different types of activities that can be used for practicing new words.
