Stage 2 guidelines for speaking: Vocabulary

Here are some vocabulary objectives for Stage 2 for speaking:

• To learn words that will help you participate in common social situations

• To learn words on topics of interest to people in the society, such as:

  • Sports or entertainment
  • Health
  • Family
  • Work

• To learn words related to your personal history and interests:

  • Job
  • Nationality, home town, or region
  • Family
  • Things you do in your spare time
  • Special interests
• To learn basic vocabulary connected with your work

Here are some vocabulary strategies for Stage 2 guidelines for speaking:

Review Listen repeatedly to texts in your Audio Archive that have vocabulary you want to learn to say. Practice Use role-play techniques with a language associate (LA) to practice what to say in common social situations. Selective Attention Record a LA talking to you about a topic of interest in the community. Review vocabulary you do not know, then try to bring up the subject with as many people as you can. Tracking Track the speaker when listening to dialogues or texts.

Here are some vocabulary techniques for Stage 2 guidelines for speaking:

• The Dumb-Smart Question technique
• The Dialogue techniques
• The Audio Archive technique
• The Picture Descriptions technique
• The Shared Experiences technique
• The Series technique

Here are some informal vocabulary activities for Stage 2 guidelines for speaking:

The Social Visiting activity

• The Join in the Work activity
• The Shopping Trip activity
• Participate in as many social situations as possible

• Generic module: Stage 2 guidelines for speaking: Vocabulary
• In overview module: Stage 2: Speaking modules
• In modular book: Guidelines for a Language and Culture Learning Program, by Carol J. Orwig
• In document collection: Other Resources
• In bookshelf: Language Learning

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library, Version 3.5, published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 1999. [Ordering information.]

Page content last modified: 8 December 1998

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