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Selecting, Presenting and Practicing Vocabulary in a Culturally‐Authentic Context
Author(s) -
Spinelli Emily,
Siskin H. Jay
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
foreign language annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.258
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1944-9720
pISSN - 0015-718X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1944-9720.1992.tb00549.x
Subject(s) - vocabulary , selection (genetic algorithm) , presentation (obstetrics) , context (archaeology) , curriculum , vocabulary development , linguistics , psychology , foreign language , teaching method , pedagogy , communicative language teaching , language education , mathematics education , computer science , artificial intelligence , medicine , philosophy , radiology , paleontology , biology
Relatively few articles have examined the role of vocabulary in communicative approaches to foreign‐language teaching. In this article, we discuss the selection and presentation of vocabulary in current teaching materials and suggest alternative strategies that more closely reflect the goals of communicative curricula.