Sáng kiến kinh nghiệm How to teach new words to high school students (Phương pháp dạy từ mới cho học sinh THPT)

1. Reasons for the choice of the study

English learning and teaching become a great social demand. Pupils when finishing school are required to be able to communicate. But in fact, many pupils who have finished school can not satisfy this requirement. They find it difficult to learn and remember new words, especially they don’t know how to use them in contexts. So, teachers’ task is how to tesch new words effectively so that pupils are able to achieve the aim of fearing language teaching and learning. To deal with this problem is not simple. I have been very interested in the subject and found it necessary to present some of my techniques to teach new words effectively. I do hope that it would be of some help to the teaching.

2. Aims of the study

- To show the place of vocabulary in language teaching and learning.

- To show some techniques for teaching new words.

- To show how to give the meaning of new words and how to use them.

3. Study method

Reading reference books, discussing with other teachers, applying in teaching, observing and drawing out experiences.

4. Subjects of the study

The subjects in this study are pupils in Lao Cai High Chool No. 4. They have to acquire English well enough to be able to communicate in that language as well as to pass the final exam. This is the reason why we think they really need the help from teachers.