The vocabulary assembly line is:

  1. Generate a word list
  2. Generate definitions
  3. Sort the list for batch entry
  4. Make repetition fun
  5. Generate pronunciation and spelling exercises
  6. Generate examples of usage in context
  7. Create associations
  8. Link to an image
  9. Link to a location
  10. Link to an emotion
  11. Be memorable
  12. Put it all together

First, we made a vocabulary list and generated definitions for the list using Wordsmyth.  Then we used SortMyList to organize and format the list. Finally, we used Google Translate in an L1 that would be useful for our students and posted the results on the course wiki.  Here’s my final list, which I made to go with the unit I’ll hopefully start with my beginner middle school ESL students this week as long as we don’t have any more snow days!  I went ahead and made changes to the translation given to me by Google Translate, which I don’t think I’d ever use for this purpose, since it took more time to edit the list and get it to post correctly to the wiki than to translate it myself!