How To Teach Vocabulary Like a Pro - Part 1: Your Approach

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Teaching vocabulary (lexis) is one of the most important skills for an English teacher to master. Without new vocabulary, new language students will not improve and grow in their English skills.
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What should English teachers (ESL teachers) consider when teaching vocabulary? How many words to teach your ESL students? What specific words do you teach?
All of these questions are answered in this first video in my How to Teach Vocabulary video series.
My name is Chris Westergaard and I'm the director of The Language House TEFL in Prague - www.thelanguagehouse.net
I train new English teachers every single month on our 4-week TEFL certification course in Prague.
The main concepts we cover in this vocab video are:
Focus on usage
How many words to teach = 10-15 words per lesson
Appropriateness of your words
Passive vs Active vocab
Denotation vs Connotation
Parts of speech and morphology
Collocations
Check out video #2 in the series. It's all about eliciting and teaching language without using translation - • How to Teach Vocabular...
Thanks for watching and please leave a comment with your thoughts!
Timestamp
00:00 intro
01:06 4 systems
01:49 focus on usage
02:34 active vs passive
03:43: appropriateness
05:33 denotation connotation
07:41 parts of speech
08:06 morphology
08:87 collocations
09:44 the main goal

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@Jansay34 2 жыл бұрын

These videos are AMAZING and can work for any foreign language teaching. Wish you all the best, keep 'em coming! ^^

@alemilano5576 Жыл бұрын

There are not many free courses and tips on how to teach and I believe you did a great job! Thank you so much

@shmadsta 2 жыл бұрын

You have the best teacher training videos! This is very helpful, thank you!

@qualityenglishbyeslinstruc2501 Жыл бұрын

Hello Chris, been watching all your tips and techniques. My favorite video, not relevant to this video, is about how to teach grammar; the way to elicit, to create lead-ins, contextualization and so forth. I have been using the tips in my classes right after watching the video.

@elahekhooryani4270 2 жыл бұрын

You are a lifesaver! Thank you so much. Keep up the good word.

@MrsOMG 2 жыл бұрын

It feels so good just to see that a new video has come out! And there's going to be more and more!

@TheLanguageHouseTEFL 2 жыл бұрын

Yes 🙌 hopefully a lot more!

@baderammory7086 2 жыл бұрын

You have always been my role model, Chris! Thank you for sharing these wonderful insights!

@TheLanguageHouseTEFL 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Stick around a few days there’s going to be a new video coming out.

@deepwishes5849 Жыл бұрын

Bader Ammory he is a role model for me too

@marwa5027 Жыл бұрын

Love your energy. Thanks for the video.

@mandycastle9042 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video filled with tons of golden nuggets. Thank you Chris for taking something daunting and breaking it down so simply. Your videos have been so helpful.

@TheLanguageHouseTEFL 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 😇 thanks for watching 🙏

@genevievebayabos8827 2 ай бұрын

Good day Chris! I'm Gen from the Philippines. I would like to thank you for all the useful videos you made. I downloaded five and will download more, hahaha. I will watch them everyday until I master all your tips. Daghang salamat Chris.

@TheLanguageHouseTEFL 2 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏 I hope to make more for you.

@ameliaruehlen9147 2 жыл бұрын

P.S. In the defense of your "Rain" example, I am a poet and argue that rain can indeed be aggressive or thick .. this is tongue and cheek of course! Cheers!

@TheLanguageHouseTEFL 2 жыл бұрын

You are correct!

@Raffia84 Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this video, you have explained everything so comprehensively.

@ameliaruehlen9147 2 жыл бұрын

You're a lifesaver! Thank you...

@kennyjonespiquero7791 Жыл бұрын

Very nice. Thanks Chris!

@yhanieez7887 Жыл бұрын

Great lesson. Your video made my english improve. because you explain is clearly

@ivanadragna9551 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Very useful 🙂

@user-sr5ii5zr2l 4 ай бұрын

You a natural, I learned a lot and can't wait to pack my bags 👍🏿

@TheLanguageHouseTEFL 4 ай бұрын

I appreciate that

@shathaidrees8206 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for these videos! Part 2 hasn't come out yet?

@gunayquliyeva347 Жыл бұрын

Helpul tips for teaching vocabulary. Thanks a lot, teacher Chris✨

@mehmet.albyrk Ай бұрын

👍

@tammy6253 2 жыл бұрын

I should watch all the videos we have here because I will work as a teacher next year 💜💜💜 thank you.

@Andy-cc4qy Жыл бұрын

Chris is such a brilliant educator so he really deserves that we all pool some money to buy him a comb and hair setting gel

@ladykblossom3587 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Sir. This was really helpful

@tammy6253 2 жыл бұрын

Thank You that's useful. 💞

@deepwishes5849 Жыл бұрын

I need you to show us how to teach the four english skills using the communicative approach, please

@SleepyAizawa69 Жыл бұрын

Thanks alot teacher of teachers 😊

@hassanassiduous9194 2 жыл бұрын

Great bro

@alleras46 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! I've been teaching for a while and never considered some of the points mentioned here! I don't teach collocations enough so I'll definitely be using them more with my intermediate students from now on.

@TheLanguageHouseTEFL 2 жыл бұрын

Great!

@nhatan2511 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@Shahla.shahab 12 күн бұрын

Tomorrow I'll be going to my first class . I hope one day I'll be able to teach like u 🥲

@honeybeejourney Жыл бұрын

Wait a minute. "When do we don't use it?" Is that correct? Oh, Mr. Chris- wouldn't it be, "When do we not use it?"

@shahendaelshreef5737 4 күн бұрын

Thanks

@user-nq9yq3iq4f 5 ай бұрын

Thanks 😊😊😊

@elkhankhamzin9346 2 жыл бұрын

thank you, Chris. if i am lucky I'll get your school

@user-wp1oh8wp4w 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video

@TheLanguageHouseTEFL 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching

@deepwishes5849 Жыл бұрын

you are the best go on

@TonyKeepingItClean 9 ай бұрын

Very enjoyable. Thank you.

@TheLanguageHouseTEFL 9 ай бұрын

Thank you too!

@elenad815 9 ай бұрын

All suggestions are very much appreciated. Greetings from Ukraine, from a novice teacher 💙💛.

@TheLanguageHouseTEFL 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words!

@INGLESCONERAZO Жыл бұрын

ur the friking bestttt

@pablojosemorenoruiz9498 2 жыл бұрын

Greetigs from Peru..!

@hatemhalal2615 Жыл бұрын

Great job.

@TheLanguageHouseTEFL Жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

@vikiillesh8436 Жыл бұрын

Why so little likes and views?? Its a really useful thing to know!

@hamdibenrjab2019 Жыл бұрын

Hi teacher.i would like to know how i Can explain to my students words like( free or freedom or helpless ) i mean briefly abstract nouns taking into account they are first year learners at the age of 10 till 12

@zahrakarami5792 7 ай бұрын

Hi. Good day. I have a question. I have a course and I have to teach vocabulary in just CLT method. Do you have any suggestions for me?

@mrs.st.3464 Жыл бұрын

please link the other videos for vocabulary teaching, can't find them.

@TheLanguageHouseTEFL Жыл бұрын

The new video is coming out next week

@MsJuliaPanina 2 жыл бұрын

Your sound has become much better 👍

@TheLanguageHouseTEFL 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I’m working on it. A lot of the older videos are going to get deleted. As I have made more videos, I’ve learned a lot.

@MsJuliaPanina 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheLanguageHouseTEFL thank you! Looking forward to your new videos!!! What you share is always of good use 👍

@user-og4nl3hk3r 7 ай бұрын

Good tutoring

@TheLanguageHouseTEFL 6 ай бұрын

Glad you think so!

@Dobroslavdiner 2 жыл бұрын

Now I'll always remember the word 'cutthroat'. Thanks!

@Dobroslavdiner 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure about 'verklempt', though. :)

@TheLanguageHouseTEFL 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 😇

@allisonp3101 Жыл бұрын

Thank God, I almost got laid off. You saved my life

@ninaderyabina1432 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video :) I am going to try out making scenarios for upcoming classes: I want to check if my students can learn the words better in such a way :) and I also want to try making scenarios for my own French language journey

@debasishchakraborty6620 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a college student from India. 2nd year of graduation ( Bachelor's degree). I'm thiking of starting to teach English language through KZfaq, practically due to some financial reasons. But I need to boost up my knowledge, to some extent. Can you guide me, about how to prepare myself? Sir, I earnestly request for a good guidance from you. I'm looking forward to hearing from you.

@emymohamed8094 Жыл бұрын

❤❤❤

@vs-dm4iz Жыл бұрын

Man you are a life saver

@IMSEnglish 2 жыл бұрын

I am waiting for u to use these methods in ur classes

@TheLanguageHouseTEFL 2 жыл бұрын

I normally just do training teachers these days, but I’ll video a demo lesson with students when I can. I do have a video on teaching a beginner class where you can see a lot of eliciting taking place.

@IMSEnglish 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds good

@IMSEnglish 2 жыл бұрын

I can't stop waiting

@pilotactor777 Жыл бұрын

Rain can be oppressive........even sat through a hurricane.

@TheLanguageHouseTEFL Жыл бұрын

Heat usually collocates with oppressive. We can, of course, especially poetically, use any kind of description for any word, but it’s best to stick with the basics and the most commonly used expressions when teaching.

@rstack9324 Жыл бұрын

Don't overlook the value of an appropriate corpus for guidance about frequency. The words that *you* as a teacher use all the time aren't necessarily that frequent in the wild.

@emmanueludofia1425 2 жыл бұрын

I’m surprised the video is black out for me .

@emmanueludofia1425 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry I can’t see now I guess my network

@volontedavenhill9682 Жыл бұрын

"my grandmother is very cutthroat with her cooking :)."

@asifmuniruniverse7732 Жыл бұрын

It's like stock market place not teachers place

@pilotactor777 Жыл бұрын

Hmmm. Couldn't find the next 3vids

@TheLanguageHouseTEFL Жыл бұрын

The second video is ready and up. Check my most recent upload :)

@eviepayfamily3509 2 жыл бұрын

I want can speak English

@parrycross8099 Жыл бұрын

So much fascinating information about an overpriced Japanese car.

@user-md7yc5bf6d 2 жыл бұрын

6:47 - WHAT?

@Vallysinger 2 жыл бұрын

think about your words before you teach them

@elenad815 9 ай бұрын

The most common mistake of russian and Ukrainian speaking learners is saying" strong rain", the direct translation from our languages.

@TheLanguageHouseTEFL 9 ай бұрын

Yep, that’s why direct translation is not always useful. Always better to try and immerse your students in the target language

@nadiyatalicska655 2 жыл бұрын

🄿🅁🄾🄼🄾🅂🄼 🎊

@briangunn21 Жыл бұрын

Is that haircut intentional?

@rimesherif5775 5 ай бұрын

The video is useful, thank you but please Refrain from saying how to be like a God or Godess, it's disrespectful and wrong. There is only one God, and he is beyond our imagination. He is not a human being.