The Importance of Teaching English Vocabulary motivating in Grade Five of a Foreign Language Classroom: How Can Teachers Include Vocabulary in a Meaningful Way In The Foreign Language Classroom?

Anastasia Wolter

Oct 2013 · GRIN Verlag

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Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich Didaktik für das Fach Englisch - Pädagogik, Sprachwissenschaft, Note: 1.5, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (English Department), Veranstaltung: Understanding the Foreign Language Classroom, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: “Indeed, motivation provides the primary impetus to initiate second or foreign language (L2) learning and later the driving force to sustain the long and often tedious learning process” (Guilloteaux and Dörnyei 2008: 56). This quotation indicates the importance of motivation at every level of language learning. It is fundamental for students of a foreign language to be taught vocabulary in a meaningful kind of way so that they are motivated to learn. Moreover, it contributes to their interest in gaining more knowledge. Therefore, this term paper deals with the question how teachers can include vocabulary in the foreign language classroom to raise the students ́ interest for the English language. This paper deals with the question how teachers of a foreign language classroom can deal with teaching vocabulary more efficiently.