Vocabulary Instruction

Since I teach vocabulary constantly in my foreign language classroom, the chapter about techniques that work was interesting and validated some of the things that I have been doing for years.  For example, I always present vocabulary in context and the students always practice at least 8-10 different times before they are quizzed on new words.  It is also interesting that the author states that associating images with words helps students to recall them.  The textbook series that I use provides many visuals that assist me to include images in presentations and practices.  Nice to know that sometimes we get things right in the classroom!