06.26.13 ~ Erten and Tekin - Article
This article was about teaching vocabulary in semantic sets as opposed to teaching vocabulary in semantically unrelated sets. During a study done on Turkish students who were learning English, the authors discovered that students who are taught vocabulary in semantically unrelated sets have better comprehension and retention! I have to admit that this article was very surprising to me. I always thought that teaching vocabulary in groups of related words (for example, nouns: animals or verbs: body movement) would be easier for students to remember. After reading this article and reflecting on it, however, I can see why learning vocabulary in semantic sets could be confusing for a student. It would be much easier to mix up two nouns if they were from a similar groups (i.e. sports or school supplies). This was a great read and I appreciated it very much.
This article was about teaching vocabulary in semantic sets as opposed to teaching vocabulary in semantically unrelated sets. During a study done on Turkish students who were learning English, the authors discovered that students who are taught vocabulary in semantically unrelated sets have better comprehension and retention! I have to admit that this article was very surprising to me. I always thought that teaching vocabulary in groups of related words (for example, nouns: animals or verbs: body movement) would be easier for students to remember. After reading this article and reflecting on it, however, I can see why learning vocabulary in semantic sets could be confusing for a student. It would be much easier to mix up two nouns if they were from a similar groups (i.e. sports or school supplies). This was a great read and I appreciated it very much.
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