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Rupley, William H.; Nichols, William Dee; Mraz, Maryann; Blair, Timothy R. – Reading Horizons, 2012
Instructional design is an integral part of a balanced approach to teaching vocabulary instruction. This article presents several instructional procedures using research-based vocabulary strategies and explains how to design and adapt those strategies in order to reach desired learning outcomes. Emphasis is placed on research-based principles that…
Descriptors: Vocabulary, Vocabulary Development, Instructional Design, Reading
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Nelson, Mike – English for Specific Purposes, 2006
This paper examines the semantic associations of words found in the business lexical environment by using a one-million word corpus of both spoken and written Business English. The key method of analysis is that of semantic prosody or semantic association; the notion that words associate with collocates that are themselves related, often either…
Descriptors: Semantics, Business English, Language Processing, Associative Learning
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Lindstromberg, Seth – ELT Journal, 1985
Discusses the uses and advantages of pictorial schemata in teaching vocabulary to second language learners. The advantages are that the learner is encouraged not only to deal with lexical ordering but also to look for such ordering when learning the language outside the classroom. Describes how to design a schemata. (SED)
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Class Activities, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Geyer, Patricia – Social Studies Review, 1996
Describes a series of activities designed to teach the content of social studies as well as promote literacy. Most of the activities involve establishing definitions and connections between vocabulary words and key concepts, places, and dates. Includes an exercise using key words and questions to study imperialism and India. (MJP)
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, High Schools