--- product_id: 16737123 title: "How to Teach Vocabulary" price: "£18.89" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/16737123-how-to-teach-vocabulary store_origin: GB region: Great Britain --- # How to Teach Vocabulary **Price:** £18.89 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** How to Teach Vocabulary - **How much does it cost?** £18.89 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/16737123-how-to-teach-vocabulary) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description desertcart.com: How to Teach Vocabulary: 9780582429666: Harmer, Jeremy, Scott Thornbury: Books Review: Must Buy for Language Teachers - I have been a world language teacher of both French and Spanish for years and asked other World language teachers, "How do you teach vocabulary?" I've gotten most of the same responses: We read through the list and I have students repeat the pronunciation after me, I have students write the list into their notebooks, I have students write them 3 times, etc, etc, etc." Well I just knew my vocabulary teaching was not effective and that there had to be a better way. This book has taught me so much about methods to use and why it works to use them that is to get the vocabulary into long-term memory. It has taught me various purposes behind flashcards and how many ways we can use them, the connection between visual input and vocabulary and how the mind makes webs of connections and how it groups vocabulary words together. It is amazing how a vocabulary word can be in various groups and the example of chicken and kitchen really hit me. For ESL students they, at times, mix up these two words because chicken has a connection to the kitchen (it is where you would store it, in the fridge, where you would cook it, on or in the stove and lastly where you would eat it BUT it also has the sound connection as well and so the two could get confused by an ESL learner and they wouldn't even know it! WOW!) It is amazing how our brain stores, sorts and categorizes things and that when we retrieve them we don't think anything is wrong because we assume the connection is correct. Well now I've decided that the better way is to not only teach students methods of learning vocabulary but how their brain/mind learned their first language and how it will learn their second. I have some L2 students who are determined that they can't and won't ever learn L2 vocab and it has been exciting to explain to them how since they already learned a language and are more mature than when they learned their first one (I teach high school) that they have an advantage and can acquire new vocabulary without having to translate everything from English into their L2. I try to stress that it takes work to get the vocabulary into their long-term memory but I also use the illustration about lyrics to songs and how they don't usually know those right off the bat. Anyway, I recommend this book to anyone who teaches a language, any language. I just noticed that he and Jeremy Harmer both have other books that I am going to look into and most likely buy. Review: Useful material for teachers - Great book with lots of information ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,758,933 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,441 in Vocabulary Books #3,298 in English as a Second Language Instruction #3,971 in Foreign Language Instruction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (52) | | Dimensions | 7.45 x 0.6 x 9.55 inches | | Edition | 1st | | ISBN-10 | 0582429668 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0582429666 | | Item Weight | 12.8 ounces | | Language | English | | Print length | 192 pages | | Publication date | March 26, 2002 | | Publisher | Pearson | ## Images ![How to Teach Vocabulary - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61U5cru9YeL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Must Buy for Language Teachers *by J***A on November 1, 2016* I have been a world language teacher of both French and Spanish for years and asked other World language teachers, "How do you teach vocabulary?" I've gotten most of the same responses: We read through the list and I have students repeat the pronunciation after me, I have students write the list into their notebooks, I have students write them 3 times, etc, etc, etc." Well I just knew my vocabulary teaching was not effective and that there had to be a better way. This book has taught me so much about methods to use and why it works to use them that is to get the vocabulary into long-term memory. It has taught me various purposes behind flashcards and how many ways we can use them, the connection between visual input and vocabulary and how the mind makes webs of connections and how it groups vocabulary words together. It is amazing how a vocabulary word can be in various groups and the example of chicken and kitchen really hit me. For ESL students they, at times, mix up these two words because chicken has a connection to the kitchen (it is where you would store it, in the fridge, where you would cook it, on or in the stove and lastly where you would eat it BUT it also has the sound connection as well and so the two could get confused by an ESL learner and they wouldn't even know it! WOW!) It is amazing how our brain stores, sorts and categorizes things and that when we retrieve them we don't think anything is wrong because we assume the connection is correct. Well now I've decided that the better way is to not only teach students methods of learning vocabulary but how their brain/mind learned their first language and how it will learn their second. I have some L2 students who are determined that they can't and won't ever learn L2 vocab and it has been exciting to explain to them how since they already learned a language and are more mature than when they learned their first one (I teach high school) that they have an advantage and can acquire new vocabulary without having to translate everything from English into their L2. I try to stress that it takes work to get the vocabulary into their long-term memory but I also use the illustration about lyrics to songs and how they don't usually know those right off the bat. Anyway, I recommend this book to anyone who teaches a language, any language. I just noticed that he and Jeremy Harmer both have other books that I am going to look into and most likely buy. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Useful material for teachers *by N***A on January 10, 2022* Great book with lots of information ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Five Stars *by V***M on July 27, 2015* Good, good stuff! ## Frequently Bought Together - How to Teach Vocabulary - How to Teach Grammar - How to Teach Listening --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/16737123-how-to-teach-vocabulary](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/16737123-how-to-teach-vocabulary) --- *Product available on Desertcart Great Britain* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-04-23*