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Vocabulary Teaching Techniques: A Review of Common Practices

Iman Alizadeh
- 18 Nov 2016 - 
- Vol. 1, Iss: 1, pp 22-30
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A brief account of practices in vocabulary teaching and learning is provided by focusing on the research on teaching words in context and out of context as well as incidental and intentional vocabulary learning.
Abstract
Abundantly clear though the need for effective eclectic techniques for enhancing learners’ vocabulary learning strategies may seem, in practice, language instructors, by all accounts, tend to resort to only a few obsolete ones. This review paper aims to provide a brief account of practices in vocabulary teaching and learning by focusing on the research on teaching words in context and out of context as well as incidental and intentional vocabulary learning.

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Instructional practices in vocabulary learning include teaching words in context and out of context, as well as focusing on both incidental and intentional vocabulary learning strategies.