Traditional ways of assessing vocabulary don't encourage or assess the type of memory that counts - what's in there for the long term? So how can we change our assessment practices to focus on real long-term vocabulary development?

1. KICK
the vocab quiz
Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell
musicuentos.com
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2. How does vocabulary
develop?
• experience a
concept
• assign a word to
the concept
• strength the bond
with continued
experience
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4. Your turn!
quick story- why do you
always remember a
particular word in your
L2?
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Partha
Sahana

5. Building vocabulary through experience
• start a list based on your
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Andreas
Levers
experience
• provide more experiences
• add to list based on their
experiences
• themes and needs add
frequency

7. Your turn!
what habits make a classroom
environment rich in memory-boosting
experiences?
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Partha
Sahana
• storytelling
• themes
• humor
• reading

8. Assessing vocabulary
through proficiency assessments
• depth
• details
• dynamic verbs
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Brian Koprowski

10. Assessing vocabulary
through -yes!- quizzing
• unannounced
• on the theme
• from a story
• completely random
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12. Your turn!
pick a common unit
create a couple of questions
for a communicative quiz
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Partha
Sahana

13. Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell
blogging at musicuentos.com/blog