词汇学-教案-1-8章

实用英语词汇教案

Teaching Contents : Chapter 1

Lexicology and basic concepts of words and vocabular：

授课顺序：

• A. do warming-up discussion

• B. answer some questions and learn some concepts

• C. quickly go through the whole text

• D. get help

• E. conclude main points for today’s learning

• F. group work

•G. assign homework or exercise

Step 1 Pre-learning Activities

Check Students’ Preparation (检查预习情况)

Step 2Warming-up discussion

•Discussion 1 : What is a word?

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•Word can be defined as a meaningful group of letters printed or written horizontally across a piece of paper. The definition of a word will cover the following points:

•a) a minimal free form of a language

•b) a sound unity

•c) a unit of meaning

•d) a form that can function alone in a sentence

•Discussion 2

•What is vocabulary?

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•All the words in a language make up what is generally known as its vocabulary. V ocabulary is most commonly used to refer to the sum total of all the words of a language.

Step 3 Answer some questions and learn some concepts

•Questions to think over:

• 1. Explain briefly the two methods of the study of lexicology.

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• 2. Explain briefly transparent words and opaque words.

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• 3. How do you account for the role of native words in English in relation to

loan-words?

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•Questions to think over:

• 4. What are the classifications of words?(如何分类单词)

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•1) full words and form words

•2) popular word and learned word

•3) abstract word and concrete word

•4) transparent word and opaque words

•5) polysemic word and monosemic word

•6) native word and loan word

•Concepts to learn:

•Lexicology Page 1

•Lexicology, as the science of words, is a branch of linguistics, inquiring into the origins and meanings of words. English lexicology aims at investigating and studying the morphological structures of English words and word equivalents, their semantic structures, relations, historical development, formation, and usages.

• 2. word

•(We learned just now!)

• 3. vocabulary

•(We also learned just now!)

Step 4 Go through the whole text

• 1.1 The definition of lexicology

• 1.1.1 The domains of English lexicology

•First…Secondly…

•Thirdly…Lastly…

• 1.1.2 Methods of study of lexicology

• 1.2 The definition of word

• 1.3 The definition of vocabulary

• 1.4 Classification of words

Step 5Helping time for solving problems.

Put up your hand and let me know if you still don’t understand the text. I will come to help !!

Step 6 Conclude main points for today’s learning

•Main points for today

• 1. the definition of English lexicology

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