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Best approaches in teaching lexis to young learners
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| bet | 4/6 | | Sana | 22.01.2024 | | Hajmi | 24,04 Kb. | | #142962 |
Bog'liq BEST APPROACHES IN TEACHING LEXIS TO YOUNG LEARNERS..ANALYSIS
The studies reviewed reveal several key insights regarding optimal strategies for developing young learners' lexicons:
Multimedia technology offers a powerful vocabulary teaching aid by reinforcing words through dual coding across verbal and visual channels [1]. However, specificity matters - media should relate to students' cultural backgrounds for best retention [2]. Abstract decontextualized programs teach less effectively than situationally embedded formats.
Total physical response (TPR) techniques demonstrate strong outcomes by anchoring kinesthetic memory to second language vocabulary. Movement helps cement lexical neural pathways for retrieval [3]. Yet TPR works best alongside wider reading and phonics training to prevent isolated word knowledge [4]. Integrated cross-curricular application facilitates retention.
Repeated exposures prove essential to convert new vocabulary from short-term recognition into long-term attainment. Between 6-20 varied meaningful encounters may be needed for word mastery [5]. Distributed rehearsal across diverse contexts better enables inferencing subtle semantic nuances over massed vocabulary-only instruction [6].
Extensive reading presents a time-efficient vehicle for implicitly accumulating vocabulary breadth through context learning. Given fixed instructional schedules, silent self-selected reading growth can exceed gains from explicit lexicons teaching alone by expanding exposure quantity over a school year [7]. Motivating engagement remains crucial.
Diagnostic assessments provide guidance for aligned teaching. Research shows standardized tests most accurately mapping productive vocabulary through open-ended gap fill items rather than multiple choice recognition [8]. Educators should beware equalizing all testing methods when gauging lexicon growth to avoid underestimating students' latent abilities for guiding instruction [9].
These insights suggest an integrative approach combining explicit vocabulary introduction via multimedia activities and TPR, implicitly reinforced through ample meaningful communicative practice and motivating extensive reading. Assessments should direct adaptive curriculum pacing while avoiding false ceilings from fluency-only test instruments. Optimal lexical instruction fosters continual development through scaffolded support tailored to each learner's interlanguage edge [10].
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