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Description
As vocabulary acquisition is essential for all language learners, incorporating activities that assist students’ development in this area is a priority for all teachers. Thus, this poster presentation will discuss how the New Academic Word List (NAWL) was used to assist students in a first year, academic reading class at a Japanese University. Use of the GoldList Notebook, featuring spaced repetition practice will be described, and data and reflections on this project will be discussed.
Summary
As vocabulary acquisition is essential for all language learners, incorporating activities that assist students’ development in this area is a priority for all teachers. Thus, this poster presentation will discuss how the New Academic Word List (NAWL) was used to assist students in a first year, academic reading class at a Japanese University. Classroom activities will be described, and the teacher’s and students’ reflections on using activities connected to the NAWL project will be discussed.
| Teaching Context | College and university education |
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