s. kathleen kitao doshisha women’s college kenji kitao doshisha university
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S. Kathleen KitaoDoshisha Women’s CollegeKenji KitaoDoshisha University
General resources Web pages with many lists of links, exercises, etc.
Compleat Lexical Tutor http://www.lextutor.ca/
Wide variety of resources for students, researchers, and teachers
Tests for students’ vocabulary level Printed out Online
Word lists “Grouplex”
Vocabulary Teaching Ideas for ESL Teachers http://www.eslflow.com/vocabularylessonplans.html
Links to ideas for teaching vocabulary Exercises
confusing words topical vocabulary lists suggestions for vocabulary word “maps” and vocabulary notebooks
vocabulary games
Vocabulary.com http://www.vocabulary.com/
List of links for vocabulary web sites
Lesson Plans, Worksheets, and Teaching IdeasCan be used directly or adapted to particular situations
Worksheets can be used in class or as homework assignments
Generally organized by content area or part of speech
Interactive exercises can be used in computer lab or assigned as homework
ESL Tower http://www.esltower.com/vocabularyteachers.html
Printable worksheets, organized by part of speech, content area, affix, etc.
Idioms http://www.rong-chang.com/idioms.htm
List of links to resources related to idioms and teaching idioms
Dictionaries of idioms and slang Exercises Topical lists of idioms
ESL Teacher Lesson Plans & Worksheets http://www.usingenglish.com/teachers/lesson-plans/
More than 150 lesson plans and worksheets
Vocabulary Games and Puzzles Pre-made activities that can be used as they are
Puzzles or games customized for a particular class
Can be useful in introducing or reinforcing vocabulary
a warm-up activitya pre-reading or pre-listening activity to introduce the vocabulary in a passage
as a review of vocabulary already covered
Learning Vocabulary Fun＊ http://www.vocabulary.co.il/
wide variety of vocabulary related games word search crossword puzzles word matching games unscrambling words
Free Online Puzzle Maker (demo) http://www.puzzle-maker.com/
Can be used to make crossword puzzles or word search puzzles
ESL Galaxy ＊ Large number of puzzles, games, and worksheets at different levels
Board games http://www.esl-galaxy.com/board.htm Crossword Puzzles http://www.esl-galaxy.com/crosswords.htm Vocabulary Worksheets http://www.esl-galaxy.com/vocabularysheets.html
Vocabulary Learning Strategies Important not just to teach specific vocabulary words but to teach how to learn.
English Vocabulary Learning Advice Sheets http://lc.ust.hk/~sac/advice/english/advocabcont.htm
Advice about learning vocabulary How to choose words to learn Organizing your vocabulary learning Remembering vocabulary Learning parts of words Evaluating progress Learning phrases or idioms
Word Lists and Word Frequency Resources Useful for helping teachers find out what words students might not know
Academic Word List, lists of irregular verbs, etc., helps teacher figure out what which words to teach
JACET 8000 Word List (demo) JACET 8000 Level Marker http://www.tcp-ip.or.jp/~shim/J8LevelMarker/j8lm.cgi V8an – Revised web edition http://www.tcp-ip.or.jp/~shim/j8web/j8web.cgi
Academic Vocabulary (demo) http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~alzsh3/acvocab/
A corpus-based list of words used in academic writing, divided into levels
Highlighter Gapmaker Advice about teaching and learning
Teaching Collocations Learning vocabulary involves not only learning individual words but learning the words that they should go with.
“strong coffee” rather than “thick coffee”
Collocations http://www.englishcorner.vacau.com/vocabulary/vocabulary.html#colls
Matching exercises, gap fill exercises, etc., for learning collocations
Vocabulary Notebooks Notebooks in which students record words they are learning and information about them for ease of review and reference
Word Surfing Notebook http://wordsurfing.co.uk/resources/WORDSURFING-VOCABULARY-NOTEBOOK.pdf
Printable pages for a vocabulary notebook with suggestions for how to use it
Flashcards Can be used by students to work individually on learning vocabulary words
Free Printables for Teachers—Flashcards
http://www.mes-english.com/flashcards.php
Interactive Activities Activities done online, with responses provided
English Vocabulary Games with Pictures http://www.manythings.org/lulu/
Games for learning names of animals, food, household items, clothing, etc.
Academic Vocabulary Quizzes http://www.eslgold.com/vocabulary/academic_quiz.html
Different types of exercises that help students learn words from a list of academic vocabulary
Word Engine http://www.wordengine.jp/
Identifies student’s vocabulary level and provides individualized practice
Based on staggered repetition Fee depending on course
Online learner’s dictionaries
Cambridge Dictionaries Online http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
Longman English Dictionary Online http://www.ldoceonline.com/
