VOCABULARY TEACHING PRINCIPLES IN EFL TEXTBOOKS

Authors

  • Marlon Machado Oliveira Rio Pontifical Catholic University in Rio Grande do Sul
  • Cláudio Primo Delanoy Pontifical Catholic University in Rio Grande do Sul

Keywords:

Vocabulary teaching; EFL textbooks; English teaching practices.

Abstract

Vocabulary is one of the bones of language structure, once words bring in themselves meaning to convey what we want to say to other people. Teaching vocabulary effectively is necessary, if EFL teachers want their students to success while communicating. The present study focuses on the principles of vocabulary teaching stated by Brown (2007) and Blachowicz (2001) when teaching in an EFL context. The study also aims to analyze under these principles and theories of vocabulary teaching how well two EFL textbooks are aligned with the principles for an effective vocabulary teaching and learning.  

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Author Biographies

Marlon Machado Oliveira Rio, Pontifical Catholic University in Rio Grande do Sul

Master's degree student in linguistics at the Pontifical Catholic University in Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) and
specialization student in Education and Contemporary studies at Federal Institute (IFSUL). 

Cláudio Primo Delanoy, Pontifical Catholic University in Rio Grande do Sul

PhD student and professor at the Pontifical Catholic University in Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) within the
fields of semantics and discourse theories. 

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Published

2015-10-03

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RIO, Marlon Machado Oliveira; DELANOY, Cláudio Primo. VOCABULARY TEACHING PRINCIPLES IN EFL TEXTBOOKS. Revista Desempenho, [S. l.], v. 1, n. 23, 2015. Disponível em: https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/rd/article/view/9470. Acesso em: 7 nov. 2024.

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