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Why teach vocabulary explicitly?

 

"Why can't I just have my students read two books a week and listen to dialogues all day? Isn't this enough?"

 

Although implicit activities such as listening and reading are valuable methods to increase vocabulary knowledge (or size), additional explicit learning strategies are necessary especially if you teach low to intermediate proficiency language learners.

 

An effective approach would be to blend both implicit and explict activities to foster vocabulary development.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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