Workshop By Tony Gurr on Vocabulary Learning
31.03.2014
Department of Foreign Languages organised a workshop By Tony Gurr on 21 .03.2014 between 10:00-12:30 .
The Topic was :Getting Creative with Vocabulary Learning
“Without grammar, very little can be conveyed. Without vocabulary, nothing can be
conveyed.” ¦ Wilkins (1972: 111)
The following points were discussed and hands on activities were carried out in groups.
What is a word? What is involved in knowing a word? What features make learning a word difficult?
Vocab teaching and learning strategies and activities were shared and links to various online vocab activities were introduced.