Teaching Vocabulary

Webinar from CET "Teaching Vocabulary: practice and theory" by Peter Watkins

 July 30th, 2014 at 3 PM (UK time)

This webinar focuses on the learning and teaching of vocabulary. We will briefly discuss the place of vocabulary in language learning and teaching before looking at what learners need to know about new items of vocabulary. Several ways of presenting and practising vocabulary will be discussed and we will consider the theoretical principles that underpin each. This will allow us to build theory from classroom practice, such theorization of practice is seen as being key to teachers' professional development.

Peter Watkins has been involved in teacher education for many years, including both pre-service and in-service programmes. He is a currently the Course Leader for the MA in Applied Linguistics and TESOL at the University of Portsmouth, UK. His main research interests relate to teacher education and teacher education materials writing.His publications include Learning to Teach English (Delta Publishing, second edition 2014, first edition 2005), Cambridge English Teacher: Vocabulary and Pronunciation (Cambridge University Press, 2012),The CELTA Course Trainee Book and The CELTA Course Trainer’s Manual (both co-authored with Scott Thornbury, Cambridge University Press, 2007). He has also contributed frequently to English Teaching Professional.