The use of realia and authentic material to teach vocabulary in the third kindergarten year

Abstract

"This study will focus on the use of authentic and real objects to increase and to improve use of the vocabulary in a kindergarten class. In the past the traditional strategy to teach vocabulary involved pre-teaching list of words, copying down definition from the board, and children spending endless hours looking up definition from dictionaries. These activities did not motivate children to understand the topic clearly. Fortunately English teachers, who work in kindergarten, have different purposes of teaching. And that is the reason this project was created to help teachers include the use of materials for teaching English in kindergarten. As a result this project is based on the following aspects: * English teachers in kindergarten need more material to teach in a correct manner. And always use concrete materials to teach little kids as well as (remember) activities to get movements as games and songs; and finally can help children describe what they have learned. The purpose of this project is to teach vocabulary in kindergarten using authentic and real materials."