Moodle’s Vocabulary Glossary
This semester I decided to experiment with Moodle’s Glossary block and so far, the results are great. Vocabulary development is an important component of both classes I’m teaching this semester (Integrated Skills and Listening/Speaking). Moodle’s glossary is a simple, practical and effective tool to help students acquire new vocabulary. Here’s how we do it:
The process involves two steps.
One week, each student is responsible for inputting 10 vocabulary items. They do so by adding a new vocabulary item that they recently learned( in any of their classes), providing a dictionary definition and by including an example using their own words.
On week two students are not required to add new vocabulary. Instead, they look up 5 vocabulary items in the Glossary (ones they are curious about), understand the meaning and provide a second example using the comment feature.
This process repeats every two weeks. The result is continuous and steady acquisition of new vocabulary with minimal intervention from the teacher. On occasions I intrude by making additional comments when correction is needed. My students enjoy the communal nature of this activity as it allows them to learn new words and interact at the same time. If you have used the glossary block before, please share your experience using the comment feature below.
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