Questions from Box 5.2

1.-Some techniques are more popular than others. What are they, and can you account for their popularity?

Definition, context and examples:

In my opinion they are the most important to teach vocabulary, could be in high school the students need to know definitions about something for their understanding.

Examples also help to the students to integrate or internalize the content better.

Context is very important, because through the examples the students will related them with the context.

2. - Are there techniques that are particularly appropriate for the presentation of certain types of words?

In my opinion, “Illustration” may be used for certain types of word, because it may help to memorize and facilitate the learning of the specific content.

e.g.: if the students have pictures, they probably remember better the word, and the process of learning will be shorter than other.

3. - Are there techniques which are likely to be more, or less, appropriate for particular learner populations (young/adult, beginner/advanced, different background cultures)?

Young: associated ideas, because young people need to have some ideas connected with others to understand.

Adults: examples, because examples always clarify the hard thing to learn.

Beginner: demonstrations to motivate the students, and they find the second language interesting.

Advanced: in my opinion in this case, we need to use almost every technique, excepts translation, because advanced learners need to know more and using the all techniques they will get it.

Different background cultures,

4. - Do you, as an individual, find that you prefer some kinds of techniques and tend to avoid others? Which? And why?

Well in my opinion I would use some techniques in which the students could see the teaching point in a way where they can understand easily the content, we can achieve it through demonstrations, draws, etc, to internalize it better.