KICK
the vocab quiz
Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell
musicuentos.com
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How does vocabulary
develop?
• experience a
concept
• assign a word to
the concept
• strength the bond
with continued
experience
LET’S TALK SELFIES
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Your turn!
quick story- why do you always remember a
particular word in your L2?
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Partha
Sahana
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Andreas
Levers
• start a list based on your
experience
• provide more experiences
• add to list based on their
experiences
• themes and needs add
frequency
Building vocabulary through experience
Your turn!
what habits make a classroom environment rich in memory-
boosting experiences?
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Partha
Sahana
• storytelling
• themes
• humor
• reading
Assessing vocabulary
through proficiency assessments
• depth
• details
• dynamic verbs
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Brian Koprowski
Assessing vocabulary
through -yes!- quizzing• unannounced
• on the theme
• from a story
• completely random
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Your turn!
pick a common unitcreate a couple of questions for a communicative quiz
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Partha
Sahana