VOCABULARY.CO.ILTeam 8

Ulises Manzano González

Brian Alexander Hernández Zúñiga

Víctor Hugo Rangel Ramos

Alexa Bricela Viera Clarke

INTRODUCTION Practitioners as well as researchers have frequently noted that

acquiring enough English vocabulary to perform well in reading and writing tasks expected of the middle-university-school students is a huge challenge for many language-minority students. It is worth considering why vocabulary acquisition is such an intractable challenge for so many second-language (L2) learners. Understanding the degree of difficulty of the task of English vocabulary learning, and the complexities involved in adding a new item to one´s vocabulary, will help us establish reasonable goals for L2 learners’ vocabulary acquisition, and should guide us in the allocation of time and instructional resources to vocabulary in our English classrooms. (K. Wagner, E. Muse, & R. Tannenbaum, 2007)

INTRODUCTION Furthermore, in order to help students meet

the challenge of vocabulary learning, it is important to try to ascertain the optimal and engaging conditions for L2 vocabulary acquisition. Perhaps if we better understand the conditions under which L2 vocabulary is most easily and most efficiently acquired, we can create those conditions in our classrooms. That is why the idea for implementing some high tech for learning vocabulary purposes, could enhance motivation and practice of such vocabulary.

LEARNING ENGLISH VOCABULARY

Vocabulary.co.il is a leading vocabulary website worldwide with the best flash online word games. The vocabulary games include an online word search, an online crossword puzzle, and hangman online (our version is called HangMouse). Users can choose from many lists the kind of vocabulary they want to practice. Vocabulary games are popular amongst teachers due to their flexibility (they can be used on smarboards) and usefulness.

Many people build their English vocabulary through a blend of methods — by taking English classes, reading books, watching movies in English, and studying English with English language software. Playing word and vocabulary games is a valuable part of learning English. There are thousands of vocabulary words in our vocabulary lists.

LEARNING ENGLISH VOCABULARY Vocabulary.co.il is a fun educational website dedicated to

helping users polishing their English skills. It offers Free Online Word Games which are specifically designed to enhance vocabulary skills and to motivate people to learn through fun practice in spelling, phonics, and vocabulary.

LEARNING ENGLISH VOCABULARY Whether you are studying vocabulary as part of a

homeschool curriculum, for afterschool enrichment, or a summer academic skills program, Vocabulary Learning Fun provides the premier free vocabulary-building resources and games.

LEARNING ENGLISH VOCABULARY

Vocabulary.co.il is an excellent tool to build your vocabulary. This comes useful to students who intend to certify their knowledge of the English language or who are interested in studying abroad.

Many of Vocabulary Learning Fun’s vocabulary word games are organized with dozens of categories of vocabulary lists. By making connections between words and ideas, and between words and pictures, we build vocabulary skills. Connections between vocabulary words make the process of building vocabulary skills faster and more efficient. This grouping of knowledge by topic is a cornerstone of the vocabulary.co.il learning website.

Advantages Disadvantages

Using this on-line game application can help students learn and re enforce vocabulary previously acquired in an easy and engaging way to develop from basic sentences to more complex ones.

A computer lab (with a stable internet connection) is required to use this webpage with your entire class (if you want each student to train individually)

Students can practice pronunciation and spelling to be able to master vocabulary not only in written, but also in speaking.

We need certain resources in order to get access to these games. For example: computer, cellphones, etc.

This also comes with a series of different quizzes to see how much vocabulary they have learned. Another advantage of using it is the activities help students improve their memorization skills.

This webpage you need internet connection in order to play the games online.

Another advantage this tool has is that it contains a wide array of topics to study. Students can pick the section they’re interested in.

EXAMPLE The teacher will provide some activities and games related

foods. The games would involve associating an image to its respective word and asking the student to read the word aloud, so as to practice pronunciation.

EXAMPLE Once the student has been exposed to an acceptable number of

words, the teacher can direct their students to the website to have them practice their recently acquired vocabulary. Students will choose the appropriate section (in this case food) and reinforce the contents seen at class.