A cocktail for enhancing Vocabulary Learning: recent, authentic, motivating
Length: 45 minutes
Audience focus: Teachers of adolescent leaners, English for Specific Purposes, Teachers of adult learners
Drawing on the classroom and out of the classroom activities, aimed at encouraging students to spot and enjoy the vivid and impressive appearance of new words and a highly creative way of word formation, the author will show how the timeless charm of neologisms can be a potentially valuable aid in the area of vocabulary teaching and learning.
Biography
Visnja Fara has taught ESP in Croatian post-secondary context for 25 years. She has presented papers at national and international conferences.
Speaker's institution
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Organization and Informatics, Croatia
