3258. How to Amplify Necessary Vocabulary
A second or foreign language
teacher, unless he’s a native speaker, must learn the language too, together
with his students.
Also he must learn many words, to be able to communicate
with his students in that language, for instance. And he will learn words if he
sees them in a context; otherwise he will not gain those words, if they aren’t
in a context.
Because of that it would be perfect if that teacher would read
for example a fiction book in that language, English in my case. Thus learning
words directly from a dictionary seems that it’s not appropriate nor sufficient.
It's my experience, at least.
As well the students will be able to gain more vocabulary if they see those new
words also in a context, for example in a simplified and abridged reader or
short book.
When learning words is a habit then if you read a novel, you also acquire
words: they get stuck in your mind inadvertently and when writing for example
they come to mind unexpectedly! It is my own experience. You are creating a
vocabulary tank, from which you can retrieve necessary words for communication,
which is the goal of that school subject of a second or foreign language. /
Photo from: mailman Boston Herald. Those nice workers make communication
effective among people.
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