TEFL Academy Module 2 (Vocabulary)

connected speech

when the word is part of a sentence, rather than said in isolation

MPF: Meaning, Form and Pronunciation

A useful formula to remember when you are teaching a new piece of language is

word family

A group of words which are all clearly related to each other is called a

Base Word

A group of words which are all clearly related to each other is called a word family. All the words in the family have the same basic meaning and the same core form. This core form is called a base word

phoneme

Each symbol represents a sound in the language. Each sound is called a phoneme.

target language

the language you are trying to teach

RP (received pronunciation)

It reflects the accent common among middle-class British English speakers, especially in the south of England.

minimal pair

Minimal pairs are pairs of word which have only one different sound. ship - sip first sound is different sheep - ship second sound is different sheep - sheet third sound is different

collocation

Other words that are commonly used with the word: by/on/at a lake. This is called

vocabulary pre-teaching

Presenting the vocabulary students will need for the upcoming activity is called

fricatives/continuants

The air is not completely stopped, but is partially restricted. There is friction. As with the vowels, you can continue saying these sounds for a long time.

plosives/stops

The sound is stopped then suddenly released - it 'explodes'.

cognate

The term for related words across different languages is

Phonetic transcription

Using symbols to represent how language is pronounced is called

concept checking, concept questions

We then need to check that students understand. Checking students' understanding is known as

syllables

Words can be broken up into

diphthong (double vowel)

a combination of two adjacent vowel sounds within the same syllable.

false friend

a word that looks familiar because there is a related word in the student's own language, but it has a different meaning.

Knowing a vocabulary item well enough to use it productively includes knowing:

a) its written and spoken forms (spelling and pronunciation) b) its grammatical category and other grammatical information (to be covered in Module 3) c) related words (word family - adjective, adverb, verb, noun) d) common collocations (words that often come before or after it, e.g. dry wine, hard frost, proud - be/feel proud of something/someone, to make someone proud) e) whether it is formal or informal (e.g. 'go jump in the lake' is informal)

eliciting

giving your students the chance to show what they already know.

monophthong (single vowel)

is a pure vowel sound, one whose articulation at both beginning and end is relatively fixed, and which does not glide up or down towards a new position of articulation

lexis

refers to all the words and phrases in a language,

language grading

using language appropriate to your students' level.

homophones

words which sound the same but have a different meaning and different spelling

When teaching a new vocabulary item, there are three key things the teacher should do:

· Present it in a clear context · Explain the meaning (also cover form and pronunciation - MFP) · Check that students understand

schwa

ə - This phoneme occurs more than any other in English. It is an unstressed neutral vowel.