Useful Activities for Vocabulary
Teaching and Learning
AATK 17th Annual Conference
Byung-Joon Lim
Defense Language Institute
How to Teach Vocabulary
 How
do YOU teach vocabulary?
 How do THEY study vocabulary?
Warm-Up Activity

Introduce yourself to your partner using 3
or more words from the list.You don’t
have to use all of them in one sentence:
 전업, 취업, 동창, 각종, 출판사,
과외, 연예인, 구박하다, 증세,
세련되다, 관심사, 엉망으로,
살림, 비율, 뒤쳐지다, 얄밉다,
갈등, 간신히
Classroom Activity 1
Create a sentence using both words.
 술수, 반목
 소홀하다, 질책하다
 진단하다, 찬양하다
 심하다, 만족하다
 눈치, 자각하다
 재활용, 체계적으로

Classroom Activity 2
Create a sentence using all 3 words
 술수, 반목, 소홀하다
 질책하다, 진단하다, 찬양하다
 심하다, 만족하다, 눈치
 자각하다, 재활용, 체계적으로
Classroom Activity 3
 저는
________이(가) 필요합니다.
왜냐하면_________ 기 때문에.
 전업, 취업, 동창, 출판사, 과외,
연예인, 구박, 관심, 살림, 비율,
갈등, 술수, 반목, 질책, 진단, 찬양,
만족, 눈치, 자각, 재활용, 체계
Classroom Activity 4 (Variations)
 제가
좋아하는 단어는 ______
입니다 . 왜냐하면_________ .
 저는
_________ 입니다/합니다.
왜냐하면 ________.
Using Word Cloud in Class
Useful Word Cloud Sites for Korean Ts
1. Tagxedo http://www.tagxedo.com
2. Word Shift http://wordsift.com/
3. Tagul http://tagul.com/
(create a free account)
4. Word it Out
http://worditout.com/word-cloud/make-anew-one *
Applications of Word Clouds
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Vocabulary Preview Activity
Guess the Story
Student Writing Analysis
Turn Essays into Posters/T-shirts
Conduct a Survey-Instant Result
Analyze Famous Speeches
Review Activity (reconstruction)
Wiktionary

Wiki Dictionary http://wiktionary.org

Korean Word Frequency List Click
Help students prioritize vocab items
Useful Desktop Programs
Free English-Korean Translator
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Others/Hom
e-Education/English-to-KoreanTranslator.shtml
TEACH 2000
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Others/Hom
e-Education/Teach2000.shtml
Useful Web Sites
1.Vocab Quiz (basic)
http://iteslj.org/v/k/
2. Talk to Me in Korean
http://www.talktomeinkorean.com/shows/
korean-vocabulary-plus-1/
3. Korean Word of the Day
http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/k
orean.html
Qs? Email me: open24hours@gmail.com