How to teach vocabulary well in senior middle school 英语专业毕业论文.doc

Content 1. The importance of a good vocabulary. 1.1 In speaking 1.2 In reading 1.3 In learning 1.4 In thinking 2. A brief introduction to the problems we have in our vocabulary teaching and learning in senior middle school. 2.1 Students’ problems in vocabulary learning. 2.2 Teachers’ neglect in vocabulary teaching. 3. The effective ways of vocabulary teaching and learning. 3.1 Make students become interested in words. 3.1.1 The ways of arousing students’ interests. 3.1.2 How to use those ways to teach words. 3.2 Teach not only the vocabulary itself but also more information of words. 3.2.1 Teach the history of words. 3.2.2 Use context to teach words. 3.3 Make students be dictionary-minded. 3.3.1 Teach students how to choose a good and useful dictionary. 3.3.2 Teach students how to use dictionary as a good tool. 3.4 Make students know word prefixes and roots. 3.4.1 The importance of learning prefixes and roots. 3.5 Make students use the words they have learnt before as often as possible. 3.5.1 Make sentences. 3.5.2 Write compositions. 3.5.3 Communicate with others. 4. Conclusion. Abstract It is said that vocabulary is a very important tool for English learners with which they communicate. However, nowadays, more and more teachers and students especially in senior middle school think that vocabulary is very difficult and boring for teaching and learning, so they don’t think highly of it and only spend less time and energy in vocabulary teaching and learning. Actually, according to the “Curriculum Standard for English Teaching and Learning in Senior Middle School “ by Education Department, vocabulary teaching is not becoming less important but more and more essential. In this case, how to treat this problem (Neglect of vocabulary teaching and learning), and how to solve it, is no doubt a vital task for English teachers. This paper want to show people the importance of vocabulary teaching and learning, the situation of vocabulary te