teaching vocabulary to beginners the irdp technique
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Teaching Vocabulary to Beginners
The IRDP Technique
A Useful for Teaching a Vocabulary Field
Examples of Vocabulary fields:
Colours Numbers SeasonsVegetablesMusical instruments Science lab equipment
Other examples?
Today, you’ll be able to:
Experience this technique as a student
Work out its 4 stages
Apply the technique to another vocabulary field as you would in your class
Explain the technique to someone else!
Input:
1 2 3 4
Listen & hold up the right number of fingers!
Recognition:
Discrimination
Which number is it?Choose the right one!
2
ProductionWhat number is it?Say the number!
3
Apply the Learning
Write the number you hear!
1. 2.3.4.
Reflection & Discussion:
What happened during Step 1?
What did the teacher say? What did the teacher do? What did the students say?
Step 1 is called: INPUT
Why?
Reflection & Discussion:
What happened during Step 2?
What did the teacher say? What did the teacher do? What did the students say?
Step 2 is called: RECOGNITION
Why?
Reflection & Discussion:
What happened during Step 3?
What did the teacher say? What did the teacher do? What did the students say?
Step 3 is called: DISCRIMINATION
Why?
Reflection & Discussion:
What happened during Step 4?
What did the teacher say? What did the students say?
Step 4 is called:PRODUCTION
Why?
And why follow up with Application?
New Vocabulary Field: Shapes1 2
3 4
INPUT?
1 2
3 4
RECOGNITION?
1 2
3 4
DISCRIMINATION?
1 2
3 4
PRODUCTION?
1 2
3 4
RECAP:1 What are the 4 steps called?
2 Explain each one to your partner.
3 Why bother with the 4 steps?
4 What will you teach to your own class using this technique?