How Vocabulary is Learned
How Vocabulary is Learned

Author: Stuart Webb

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2017-06-06

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 019440353X

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This guide to vocabulary acquisition is essential reading for teachers of English as a second or foreign language. It presents the major ideas and principles that relate to the teaching and learning of vocabulary and evaluates a wide range of practical activities designed to help boost students’ vocabulary acquisition. Key questions which are answered include: • How many words should students learn at a time, and how often? • How much classroom time should be spent teaching vocabulary? • What is the best way to group vocabulary for learning? • Is it useful to provide students with the L1 translations of unknown words? • Why do some students make greater progress than others? stuart webb is Professor in Applied Linguistics at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. paul nation is Emeritus Professor in Applied Linguistics at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Teachers will find answers to many of their perennial questions about vocabulary learning—as well as some they had not yet thought to ask! There is research evidence to support established practices, but also new evidence that challenges old ideas. patsy lightbown (co-author of How Languages are Learned, with Nina Spada)

Fluent Forever
Fluent Forever

Author: Gabriel Wyner

Publisher: Harmony

Published: 2014-08-05

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 038534810X

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • For anyone who wants to learn a foreign language, this is the method that will finally make the words stick. “A brilliant and thoroughly modern guide to learning new languages.”—Gary Marcus, cognitive psychologist and author of the New York Times bestseller Guitar Zero At thirty years old, Gabriel Wyner speaks six languages fluently. He didn’t learn them in school—who does? Rather, he learned them in the past few years, working on his own and practicing on the subway, using simple techniques and free online resources—and here he wants to show others what he’s discovered. Starting with pronunciation, you’ll learn how to rewire your ears and turn foreign sounds into familiar sounds. You’ll retrain your tongue to produce those sounds accurately, using tricks from opera singers and actors. Next, you’ll begin to tackle words, and connect sounds and spellings to imagery rather than translations, which will enable you to think in a foreign language. And with the help of sophisticated spaced-repetition techniques, you’ll be able to memorize hundreds of words a month in minutes every day. This is brain hacking at its most exciting, taking what we know about neuroscience and linguistics and using it to create the most efficient and enjoyable way to learn a foreign language in the spare minutes of your day.

Essential Modern Greek Grammar
Essential Modern Greek Grammar

Author: Douglas Q. Adams

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2011-09-12

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 0486113434

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This logical, developmental presentation of the major aspects of modern Greek grammar includes all the necessary tools for speech and comprehension. Designed for adults with limited learning time who wish to acquire the basics of everyday modern Greek, this grammar features numerous shortcuts and timesavers. Ideal as an introduction, supplement, or refresher.

Complete Greek Beginner to Intermediate Course
Complete Greek Beginner to Intermediate Course

Author: Aristarhos Matsukas

Publisher: Teach Yourself

Published: 2012-12-28

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781444195347

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Do you want to develop a solid understanding of Greek and communicate confidently with others? Through authentic conversations, vocabulary building, grammar explanations and extensive practice and review, Complete Greek will equip you with the skills you need to use Greek in a variety of settings and situations, developing your cultural awareness along the way. What will I achieve by the end of the course? By the end of Complete Greek you will have a solid intermediate-level grounding in the four key skills - reading, writing, speaking and listening - and be able to communicate with confidence and accuracy. Is this course for me? If you want to move confidently from beginner to intermediate level, this is the course for you. It's perfect for the self-study learner, with a one-to-one tutor, or for the beginner classroom. It can also be used as a refresher course. What do I get? -12 learning units plus verbs reference and word glossary and revision section -Discovery Method - figure out rules and patterns to make the language stick -Teaches the key skills - reading, writing, listening, and speaking -Learn to learn - tips and skills on how to be a better language learner -Culture notes - learn about the people and places of Greece -Outcomes-based learning - focus your studies with clear aims -Authentic listening activities - everyday conversations give you a flavor of real spoken Greek -Test Yourself - see and track your own progress *Complete Greek maps from Novice Low to Advanced Low level proficiency of ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) and from A1 Beginner to B1/B2 Upper Intermediate level of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) guidelines. This pack includes a book and two MP3 CDs of audio material. What else can I use to learn Greek? If you require an absolute Beginner course, you can try our Get Started in Greek Absolute Beginner course: 9781444174656 Rely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 75 years.

The Complete Home Learning Sourcebook
The Complete Home Learning Sourcebook

Author: Rebecca Rupp

Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA)

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 882

ISBN-13: 0609801090

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Lists all the resources needed to create a balanced curriculum for homeschooling--from preschool to high school level.

Ancient Greek I
Ancient Greek I

Author: Philip S. Peek

Publisher: Open Book Publishers

Published: 2021-10-19

Total Pages: 606

ISBN-13: 1800642571

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In this elementary textbook, Philip S. Peek draws on his twenty-five years of teaching experience to present the ancient Greek language in an imaginative and accessible way that promotes creativity, deep learning, and diversity. The course is built on three pillars: memory, analysis, and logic. Readers memorize the top 250 most frequently occurring ancient Greek words, the essential word endings, the eight parts of speech, and the grammatical concepts they will most frequently encounter when reading authentic ancient texts. Analysis and logic exercises enable the translation and parsing of genuine ancient Greek sentences, with compelling reading selections in English and in Greek offering starting points for contemplation, debate, and reflection. A series of embedded Learning Tips help teachers and students to think in practical and imaginative ways about how they learn. This combination of memory-based learning and concept- and skill-based learning gradually builds the confidence of the reader, teaching them how to learn by guiding them from a familiarity with the basics to proficiency in reading this beautiful language. Ancient Greek I: A 21st-Century Approach is written for high-school and university students, but is an instructive and rewarding text for anyone who wishes to learn ancient Greek.

Reading Greek
Reading Greek

Author: Joint Association of Classical Teachers. Greek Course

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2007-07-30

Total Pages: 560

ISBN-13: 0521698529

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Second edition of best-selling one-year introductory course in ancient Greek for students and adults. This volume provides full grammatical support and numerous exercises at different levels. The presentations of grammar have been substantially revised and the volume completely redesigned, with the use of colour.

Learn New Testament Greek
Learn New Testament Greek

Author: John H. Dobson

Publisher: Piquant Publishing

Published: 2012-09

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 9781909281226

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John Dobson has a world-wide reputation as a highly respected and successful teacher of New Testament Greek. This course has been taught to groups ranging in size from a few people to over one hundred students, language students as well as those who have never studied a foreign language before, English speakers as well as those for whom English is a second language. The material can be used with equal ease in: *an intensive six-week course *a regular academic language programme *a part-time extension module *self-study, possibly with a mentor To develop his innovative and highly effective teaching method, John Dobson has applied the latest research findings on how people learn. This third edition of Learn New Testament Greek has been revised and updated to include an accented text. It is a complete student textbook as well as a comprehensive resource for teachers.