The context paradox

DISCUSSION POINTS from http://cte319.pbworks.com/activity+-+intro+to+vocabulary+profiling

  • How often do your students fail to guess the meaning of an unknown word?
  • Did the coursebooks you’ve used include lots of ‘guess the meaning from context’ activities?  What strategies do they advocate?  Is the “9 out of 10” rule in guessing from context observed?
  • To what extent would it be good for teachers to develop their sense of word frequency in terms of teaching?

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