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SUMMARY:Vocabulary: Principles and Practice - Professor Norbert Schmitt\, 
 University of Nottingham
DTSTART:20171030T170000Z
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CONTACT:Lucian Stephenson
DESCRIPTION:All teachers realise that their students need to know vocabula
 ry in order to function in English. But the best way to best help our stud
 ents learn this vocabulary remains an unresolved issue. Some commentators 
 (such as Stephen Krashen\, 1985) assert that sufficient vocabulary can be 
 learnt simply from exposure to English\, particularly reading. Other comme
 ntators (such as Batia Laufer\, 2005) argue that much vocabulary needs to 
 be taught. As is usually the case\, some middle ground is probably the bes
 t course. This would include maximum exposure to English\, both inside and
  outside the classroom\, and also explicit teaching of selected vocabulary
 . There is also the question of how to carry out the explicit teaching: wh
 at are the most effective teaching techniques and tasks? Luckily\, there h
 as been an explosion of research into second language vocabulary learning 
 in the last 25 years\, and in this talk\, I will introduce some of the key
  principles for vocabulary teaching that have come out of this research.\n
 \n*Norbert Schmitt* began his career in 1988 as an EFL teacher in Japan an
 d quickly became interested in how language learners acquire their second 
 languages. During his Masters study at Temple University\, Japan\, he bega
 n researching how students learn vocabulary in particular. He extended thi
 s interest in vocabulary through his PhD research at the University of Not
 tingham in 1994.  Upon completion of his PhD in 1997\, he joined the Unive
 rsity of Nottingham staff\, and became colleagues with the two prominent v
 ocabulary specialists already there (Professor Ronald Carter and Professor
  Michael McCarthy). After their retirement\, he became the leading vocabul
 ary specialist in the department.  Prof. Schmitt has researched second lan
 guage vocabulary issues for nearly 25 years\, and his interests have broad
 ened to all aspects of lexical study\, including vocabulary testing\, form
 ulaic language\, corpus-based research\, and the interface between vocabul
 ary knowledge and the ability to read and listen in English.\n
LOCATION: Faculty of Education\, 184 Hills Road\, Cambridge\, CB2 8PQ\, Ro
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