Publication Date
2010
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
First Advisor
Raymond Clark
Abstract
This paper explores the author’s process in using flashcards to teach formulaic sequences. First, there is a discussion of the terminology, which ties the term “formulaic sequences” to earlier discussions about the Lexical Approach and collocations. The importance of teaching formulaic sequences is then explored, as a way to build vocabulary and to aid in general skill development. Rote learning through the use of flash cards is then argued for, with a variety of card types presented and compared. The author then discusses the methods by which flash cards have been used to teach formulaic sequences in his own classroom, concluding with a set of best practices that teachers can apply to their own teaching contexts.
Disciplines
Curriculum and Instruction | First and Second Language Acquisition
Recommended Citation
Noonan, Andrew, "Developing learners’ lexicon through vocabulary cards" (2010). MA TESOL Collection. 478.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/ipp_collection/478