1. Teaching Vocabulary to Beginners
The IRDP Technique

2. A Useful for Teaching a Vocabulary Field
Examples of Vocabulary fields:
Colours Numbers Seasons Vegetables
Musical instruments Science lab equipment
Other examples?

3. Today, you’ll be able to:
Experience this technique as a student
Work out its 4 stages
Apply the technique to another vocabulary field as you would in your class
Explain the technique to someone else!

4. Input:

5. Listen & hold up the right number of fingers!
Recognition:
Listen & hold up the right number of fingers!

6. Discrimination
Which number is it?
Choose the right one! 2

7. Production What number is it? Say the number! 3
READ replacing elephant words: In July 2008, I was covering a Year 6 English class. The students were given a task to write about all they would do if they won the lottery. After discussing several ideas, Khalid put up his hand in frustration. “Miss,” he said, “This is boring. I already HAVE a million dollars.”

8. Apply the Learning
Write the number you hear! 1. 2. 3. 4.

9. Reflection & Discussion:
What happened during Step 1?
What did the teacher say?
What did the teacher do?
What did the students say?

10. Step 1 is called: INPUT
Why?

11. Reflection & Discussion:
What happened during Step 2?
What did the teacher say?
What did the teacher do?
What did the students say?

12. Step 2 is called: RECOGNITION
Why?

13. Reflection & Discussion:
What happened during Step 3?
What did the teacher say?
What did the teacher do?
What did the students say?

14. Step 3 is called: DISCRIMINATION
Why?

15. Reflection & Discussion:
What happened during Step 4?
What did the teacher say?
What did the students say?

16. Step 4 is called: PRODUCTION
Why?
And why follow up with Application?

17. New Vocabulary Field: Shapes 1 2 3 4
Write down what tr would say for INPUT, REC, DISC, PROD. 3 4

18. INPUT? 1 2 3 4

19. RECOGNITION? 1 2 3 4

20. DISCRIMINATION? 1 2 3 4

21. PRODUCTION? 1 2 3 4

22. RECAP:
1 What are the 4 steps called? 2 Explain each one to your partner.
3 Why bother with the 4 steps? 4 What will you teach to your own class using this technique?