Teaching Vocabulary in English Language Classes at the Lower Secondary Level

Abstract

The bachelor thesis discusses vocabulary development in English language classes on the lower secondary level, more specifically, exercises developing vocabulary will be evaluated. In the theoretical part, the general aim of English language teaching was established with the help of curricular documents. Then, School Education program is defined more in detail.

In the next chapter, the terms of word and vocabulary were defined. Emphasis is put on the importance of vocabulary and what it means to know a word.

The next chapter is focused on the learner from a psychological point of view. In this chapter, the psychological development between the years 11 and 13 was described. It was also outlined, how the target age group acquires foreign language.

The fifth chapter discusses teaching vocabulary, specifically how to achieve learning and what to use for that objective. This is then followed by the last chapter of the theoretical part about the textbook and its evaluation. In the chapter, the criteria for textbook evaluation were stated.

In the practical part the exercises developing vocabulary were evaluated based on the established criteria. Based on the results of the research, at the end of the paper the principles for vocabulary teaching were established.