How to Teach Vocabulary - Teacher Trainer reacts to a Vocabulary Lesson

Introducing the first video of our new 'Trainers React' series. In this video, CertTESOL trainer, Jennie Fung, highlights and explains the key parts of a vocabulary presentation conducted by fellow Teacher Trainer, Laura Wilkes. Teaching vocabulary is a must have skill for all TEFL/TESOL teachers and is a key component of any reputable training course. This vocabulary presentation was only one section of a larger language lesson.

[tahamohamedzain]

Really fantastic lesson and commentry. ❤

[tesolpop]

I remember this lesson! :D This was fun to teach as we used a popular song for the listening stage that the students enjoyed. Thank you for the thoughtful commentary @Jennie, and thank you to the English for Asia team for including my lesson in this Teacher Trainer Reacts series. This is a great concept. I look forward to watching the next episode.

[trinhnguyenthitu]

What a great video! I can learn a lot from that. I can’t thank you enough

[miladbagheri]

Fantastic! As a teacher, I will use the techniques a lot!

[phananhdungtran]

very helpful for the new teachers, thank u.

[laurel]

Please upload more reactions videos like this.❤🎉

[Senzotan]

Re. the lost key illustration - you would need the past tense verb. Because the perfect tense is required. *He has lost his key*. She also asked the question in present perfect tense.

[sherryannmina]

Teacher Laura, may I know the song, please? I want to use singing to teach English. I like the way you used phrasal verbs. Thank you.

[samsamia]

Excellent explanation, thanks alot for your efforts ❤

[kimtuyen]

Thanks a lot
This video is really useful to me🥰

[pnfbwid]

Mr Thiago, would you mind dealing with questions answers interview, i mean teacher interview.Questions like, what is your teaching philosophy, tell me about yourself, why do you want to become a teacher.Where do you see yourself in ten years?And what if the jury tells you, what question would you like to ask us?Thanks a bundle!Waiting for a new video!

[prabinfederal]

Where can I catch her teaching? It is so engaging

[ekaterinazaytseva]

An excellent presentation! Thank you!. Yet, the choice of the vocabulary items was not clear. E. g. students would have guessed the meaning of the word "tattoo" from any context.

[EnglishwithJoe]

This is a very CELTA old fashioned explicit method of teaching vocab, which shouldn't be used in the classroom. Let them learn these words in context through the story or song that you plan to use anyway.

[Ibra]

I follow almost the same steps to teach new vocabulary, but the result wasn't satisfactory

[steverogers]

It’s interesting that when students are learning English as a foreign language the classes are immersive. The teacher only speaks English. Whereas when other languages are being taught to English background speakers, it’s often the norm for the teacher to instruct in both the target language as well as English. Why is this the case?

[jordaniavidaldosanjos]

What did you do after playing the song tonthe students?

[jabon-kun]

What is elicit?? please help me, I will teach English and I'm learning how to do it, but all these videos mention "elicit" and idk what that means 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[sduqtgt]

I think it gonna be Katy Perry song in another life

[ethandemo]

This is a terrible teaching demo. If the students knew the word promise already, it would be pointless to teach it. If they didn't know the word, it would be impossible to elicit something they don't know. How would you elicit something that's totally new to the students? A new word can only be taught rather than being extracted or elicited.