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Vocabulary in ELT - AAA500184
Title: Vocabulary in ELT
Guaranteed by: Department of the English Language and ELT Methodology (21-UAJD)
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Actual: from 2023
Semester: summer
Points: 0
E-Credits: 5
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:0/2, C [HT]
Capacity: unknown / unlimited (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
Key competences:  
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Teaching methods: full-time
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: PhDr. Tomáš Gráf, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): PhDr. Tomáš Gráf, Ph.D.
Annotation -
Last update: PhDr. Tomáš Gráf, Ph.D. (06.02.2024)
The course provides a continuation to the topic of teaching English vocabulary in the EFL context which was introduced in the course Teaching English as a foreign language. The course recognizes the complexity of the topic of vocabulary learning and teaching and aims to provide deeper understaning of the relevant processes so that teachers can make better informed decisions when designing and teaching the vocabulary component of their language courses. At the same time, the course aims it combine these theoretical aspects with hands-on practical activites which will include lexical analyses, designing teaching activities, practical teaching of advanced language vocabulary (microteaching), designing vocabulary tests, designing teaching procedures and using relevant technology for teaching, learning and testing vocabulary.<br>
Each seminar is composed of three modules. <br>
Module 1:Theoretical, analytical<br>
The aim is to introduce and discuss the theoretical concepts related to the topic(s) of the seminar, and apply these in analysis. Lectures, presentations, discussion and problem-based sessions are the key modes of instruction here.<br>
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Module 2: Applied<br>
The aim is to raise awareness of how the theoretical concepts relate to language learning and teaching and to master key vocabulary teaching teachniques. Presentations and analyses of textbook materials and various vocabulary activities are the key modes of instruction here.<br>
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Module 3: Practical teaching / microteaching<br>
The aim is to provide opportunities for practising teaching and receiving feedback as well as for learning advanced vocabulary. The key mode of instruction here is microteaching. The students will have to select vocabulary, teach it and, finally, construct a test. Each participant to the course will have to regularly learn this new vocabulary.<br>
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The course is taught in English.
Aim of the course -
Last update: PhDr. Tomáš Gráf, Ph.D. (02.09.2021)

The students will be able to:
– make informed choices regarding the selection of vocabulary to be taught/learnt;
– use frequency lists and core vocabulary lists and understand how tehy contribute to essential vocabulary knowledge in EFL contexts;
– use ICT tools to teach and learn vocabulary;
– choose tests for measuring vocabulary knowledge and know when and how to use them;
– apply theoretical and research-based knowledge about vocabulary acquisition in classroom teaching;
– use and recommend effective learning strategies and explain their role in vocabulary learning/teaching;
– use effective vocabulary teaching tehniques;
– compile vocabulary tests and evaluate their qualities.
Literature
Last update: PhDr. Tomáš Gráf, Ph.D. (02.09.2021)

Barcroft, J. (2018). Vocabulary in language teaching. New York: Routledge.
Beltrán, R., Contesse, C. & López, M. (2010). Insights into non-native vocabulary teaching and learning. Bristol Buffalo: Multilingual Matters.
Boers, F. (2021). Evaluating second language vocabulary and grammar instruction : a synthesis of the research on teaching words, phrases, and patterns. New York London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
Bogaards, P. & Dvorkin, B. (2004). Vocabulary in a second language : selection, acquisition, and testing. Amsterdam Philadelphia: John Benjamins Pub. Co.
Daller, H., Milton, J. & Daller, J. (2007). Modelling and assessing vocabulary knowledge. Cambridge New York: Cambridge University Press.
Dell, F. & McCarthy, M. (2017). English collocations in use : advanced : how words work together for fluent and natural English, self-study and classroom use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Dell, F. & McCarthy, M. (2017). English idioms in use. 60 units of vocabulary reference and practice, self-study and classroom use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Dellar, H. & Walkley, A. (2016). Teaching lexically : principles and practice. Surrey, England: Delta Publishing.
Gardner, D. (2013). Exploring vocabulary : language in action. London: Routledge.
Harrington, M. (2018). Lexical facility : size, recognition speed and consistency as dimensions of second language vocabulary knowledge. London, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan.
Hiebert, E. & Kamil, M. (2005). Teaching and learning vocabulary : bringing research to practice. Mahwah, N.J: L. Erlbaum Associates.
Hirsh, D. (2012). Current perspectives in second language vocabulary research. Bern New York: Peter Lang.
Jarvis, S. & Daller, H. (2013). Vocabulary knowledge : human ratings and automated measures. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company.
Keeffe, A., McCarthy, M. & Carter, R. (2007). From corpus to classroom : language use and language teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Malvern, D. (2004). Lexical diversity and language development : quantification and assessment. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
McCarthy, M. & Dell, F. (2017). English phrasal verbs in use. 60 units of vocabulary reference and practice : self-study and classroom use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Meara, P. (2009). Connected words : word associations and second language vocabulary acquisition. Amsterdam Philadelphia: John Benjamins Pub. Co.
Milton, J. (2009). Measuring second language vocabulary acquisition. Bristol, UK Buffalo N.Y: Multiligual Matters.
Nation, I. (2013). Learning vocabulary in another language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Nation, I. (2016). Making and using word lists for language learning and testing. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company.
Redman, S. (2017). English vocabulary in use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Richards, B. (2009). Vocabulary studies in first and second language acquisition : the interface between theory and application. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire England New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Schmitt, N. (2010). Researching vocabulary : a vocabulary research manual. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Schmitt, N. & Schmitt, D. (2020). Vocabulary in language teaching. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
Schmitt, N., Dunn, K., O'Sullivan, B., Anthony, L., & Kremmel, B. (in preparation). Knowledge-based Vocabulary Lists. Equinox Press.
Takač, V. (2008). Vocabulary learning strategies and foreign language acquisition. Clevedon, UK Buffalo, NY: Multilingual Matters.
Webb, S. (2020). The Routledge handbook of vocabulary studies. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.
Requirements to the exam -
Last update: PhDr. Tomáš Gráf, Ph.D. (07.02.2024)

Credit requirements

  • active participation with a maximum of two absences;

  • completing assignments for individual seminars as per the teacher's instructions;

  • delivering a microteaching session as per the teacher's instructions;

  • compiling a final vocabulary test for vocabulary taught in the microteaching session;

  • providing feedback to the other students for their microteaching and for the vocabulary tests.

All assignments and requirements must be completed by the end of the academic year in which the subject was joined.
Syllabus
Last update: PhDr. Tomáš Gráf, Ph.D. (02.09.2021)

Seminar 1
1.1 Key terms of the trade
1.2 Goals of vocabulary learning
1.3 Frequency and VL, core vocabulary

Seminar 2
2.1. Online, computer and mobile apps in learning and teaching
2.2. Dictionaries in learning (paper and online)

Seminar 3
3.1 Measuring vocabulary knowledge
3.2 Knowing a word

Seminar 4
4.1 Vocabulary and the native speaker
– development of vocabulary
– vocabulary improvement books
4.2 Vocabulary and language proficiency

Seminar 5
5.1 Vocabulary acquisition
5.2 Mental lexicon

Seminar 6
6.1 Vocabulary learning strategies
– memory strategies
– context, cards, word parts, dictionaries and other tools
– incidental learning, intentional learning
6.2 Resources for learning

Seminar 7
7.1 VL principles
7.2 Designing a vocabulary strand of a language course
7.3 Principled approach to vocabulary teaching

Seminar 8
8.1 Vocabulary and the four skills
8.2 Vocabulary in reading and listening
8.3 Vocabulary in speaking and writing

Seminar 9
9.1 Testing vocabulary
9.2 Assessing test design

Seminar 10
10.1 ESP, EAP, specialist vocabulary, technical vocabulary
10.2 Making word lists from one's own corpus

Seminar 11
11.1 Vocabulary and grammar connection, lexico-grammar
11.2 Teaching lexically
11.3 Lexical approach
11.4 Multi-word lexical units in language learning and teaching

Seminar 12
Students present their own tests

Seminar 13
Zpětná vazba k testům, shrnutí kurzu, další výzkum
 
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