How to Teach Vocabulary Like a Pro - Part 2: Eliciting Techniques

Welcome to video number 2 in the How to Teach Vocabulary series. In this video, we cover all of the techniques on how to elicit and present new vocabulary to ESL students - like a pro!

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Teaching English vocabulary, without using translation, is all about eliciting. This means pulling out the meaning of the word from your students. We cover: miming, pictures, drawing, realia, props, context, and all of the techniques to teach vocabulary like a pro.
After you elicit the vocabulary, make sure to board the word correctly, drill for pronunciation, and of course, CCQ.
I've got a video on CCQing here for you -    • Teachers, Never Ask THIS Question to Your ...  

If you can master these eliciting techniques, you will be a force to reckon with in the classroom. Eliciting, and teaching lexis in general, takes practice. Don't be discouraged if you struggle with these concepts in the beginning.

So much of good eliciting is having a great teacher voice.
Check out the video on that here -    • Good Teachers Have Great Voices: Harness Y...  

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Timestamp
00:00 intro
01:41 eliciting intro
01:56 why elicit?
03:53 ten techniques
04:57 miming
05:43 pictures drawings
06:48 realia
07:24 props
07:53 synonyms antonyms
09:32 hyponyms
10:10 context definition
13:39 new words
15:21 pronunciation
16:27 recap
17:20 choose your technique
18:06 practice