Topic 11

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I. Introduction.

A. The Spanish educational laws related to the topic.

II. Linguistic study of meaning:

A. Semantics: semantic aspect of words.

B. Pragmatics: words in context.

III. Semantic fields and lexical fields.

IV. Selection of the semantic fields or lexical fields.

A. Language functions.

B. Semantic and lexical fields related to language functions.

V. Techniques and activities fostering the learning of vocabulary.

A. Introducing new vocabulary.

B. Revising and practicing vocabulary.

VI. Learner-centred activities.

VII. Conclusion.

VIII. Bibliography and educational laws.

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I. Introduction

- CEFR

- Vocabulary --> to socialize, understand, give info.

- 2/2006 (LOE) amended by the 3/2020 (LOMLOE) .

- Article 17, point f --> Objectives of Primary Education: basic communicative competence in one foreign language to express simple messages.

- Robust vocabulary = improvement 4 language skills and helps thinking learning world.

- 89/2014 contents of 4 basic skills says students should understand and express short messages = the knowledge of vocabulary essential.

- Study concepts of semantic & lexical fields students need to know to socialize and communicate.

- concept of semantics, concept of pragmatics, concept of semantic fields vslexical fields, lexical items different techniques used to teach vocabulary.

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II. Linguistic study of meaning

- Two main linguistic branches: Semantic and pragmatics.

- Semantics study the meaning of isolated lexical item or more lexical items.

- Semantics and lexical items = linked and essential in language acquisition.

- Match a linguistic symbol and a concept. allow speaker to encode meaning into language and language into meaning.

- Conceptualization may differ from L1 to L2

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III. Semantic aspects of words.

- Monosemy

- Polysemy

- Homonymy : two different lexemes (same pronunciation) it comprises: homophones and homographs

- Synonymy

- Antonymy

- Semantics are influenced by diachronic factors and some lexemes change its meaning like gay for happy and homosexual.

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