Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction: Please read before you continue with the lessons.

    • Welcome Message
  • 2

    How Words Get Learned and Stay Learned

    • The Principles of Second Language Acquisition

    • The Stages of Second Language Acquisition

    • The Lotus and the Rose: What They Can Teach Us About Vocabulary Instruction

    • Wrap-up of Week 1: Metaphorical Thinking
  • 3

    Unit 2:BICS and CALPS; The "All-Star List of Academic Words"; Teaching--by Using--the All-Star WordsMaking the Most of Cognates

    • BICS and CALPs

    • The All-Star List of Academic Words: The Most Frequent CALPS

    • Getting to know the Words on the All-Star List

    • Invisible Teaching of the All-Star Academic Words

    • Spanish Cognates, Part I

    • Spanish Cognates Part II

    • Games and Puzzles
  • 4

    Unit 3: Front Loading Vocabulary Prior to an In-Class Reading

    • Frontloading Vocabulary Prior to an In-Class Reading Lesson
  • 5

    Unit 4 "Jazz Chants": Using Rhythm and Movement to Learn how the English Language Sounds

    • What is a Jazz Chant?

    • More Jazz Chants
  • 6

    Unit 5: August 17-21: Vocabulary.com; Conclusion

    • Meet Vocabulary.com: The Dictionary

    • Meet Vocabulary.com: The Pre-Set Lists

    • Meet Vocabulary.com: The Challenge

    • Meet Vocabulary.com: The Jam

    • Meet Vocabulary.com: Other Stuff

    • Conclusion

    • Course Evaluation

    • Copy of Course Evaluation