Lecture 2 Vocabulary Increasing Your Expressive Vocabulary How
Lecture #2, Vocabulary Increasing Your Expressive Vocabulary
How to Develop Your Expressive Vocabulary Develop large _______ vocabulary, which then feeds expressive vocab. • Read variety of literature with some _______ words • _____ to educational documentaries, watch political debates, etc.
What Expressive Vocabulary Requires • Correct ______ Ex. a-s-t-u-t-e • Correct ____ (preferably in your own words) Ex. astute clever, smart • Correct ________ Ex. astute /uhstewt/ • Using word in right _____ Ex. The student was very astute during class discussions.
• Expressive vocab. is ______ than receptive vocab. Receptive Vocabulary Expressive Vocabulary • Thus, you’ll have _____ words in receptive vocab. that you don’t understand well enough to use expressively.
Ways to Increase Your Expressive Vocabulary • Different college courses have their own terminology, which you must first add to your receptive & then to your expressive vocab. • Word of warning: warning The above requires great ______!!
So, if you want to ______ your expressive vocabulary… 1. Use your textbook glossary. 2. What is a glossary? 3. _______________ 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. ______________________________ Glossary definitions are limited. If glossary def. is unclear, go back to textbook pg. to read word in con text or consult a dictionary.
Use your glossary as a study tool! • Make notes of all __________ terms. • At end of section or chapter, review new terms. • If textbook has no glossary (some don’t), develop your own!
2. Make flashcards. • They are very valuable, effective study tools. • _______ & easy to use • Can be taken anywhere • Can include info. from both textbook and _________ • Good alternative form for note taking
Two Categories of Flashcards: 1. 2. General Category Flash Card Definition Flash Card
Suggestions for Keeping Flashcards Organized • Use different colors for different classes. Store flashcards carefully! • ______ w/ dividers to group cards by topic or chapter • punch holes in cards & hold together w/ metal ring • label envelopes to store different sets of cards • use pencil pouches to hold small sets of cards
Making the General Category Flashcard (hereby referred to as the “GC Flashcard”) • You will often have a bunch of vocab. terms that can be grouped under a larger _______. • So, for each set of vocab. flashcards, first create 1 GC Flashcard that gives category on front and list of terms on back. • Purpose of GC Flashcard is to help you relate individual terms to larger concept. • Just remember…for each set of flashcards, you’ll only have _______ GC Flashcard.
Sample GC Flashcard for a Class on Memory (see p. 3 of packet) Front Back _______ 5 Theories of Forgetting 1. Fading Theory 2. Retrieval Theory 3. Interference Theory 4. Reactive Interference Theory 5. Pseudo-Forgetting Theory
Sample Definition Flashcard for The 5 Theories of Forgetting (see p. 4 of packet) Front Back _______ _______ 1. Fading Theory • One of The 5 Forgetting Theories • Means “ You use it, or you lose it!” • If I don’t review my learning frequently, I will slowly forget what I have learned.
What are the best ways to use flashcards for studying? 1. Study cards any time you have a ________…such as at a bus stop or in a Dr. ’s waiting room. 2. Study ___________________________. 3. Recite info. out loud without looking at card…then check to see if you were right. 4. Divide cards into “I know” vs. “I don’t know” piles, and keep working on difficult cards!
An Alternative to Flash Cards: The Vocabulary Study Sheet (see p. 5 of packet) 5 Theories of Forgetting 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Fading Theory Retrieval Theory Interference Theory Reactive Interference Theory Pseudo-Forgetting Theory 1. Fading Theory 1. One of the 5 Theories of Forgetting 2. Means, “You use it, or you lose it!” 3. If I don’t review often, what I learned 4. will slowly fade away. 2. Retrieval Theory (3 -part definition) 3. Interference Theory Etc. (3 -part definition) Etc.
How to Study from a Vocabulary Study Sheet • Cover left-hand column & study from right-hand column…then ______ process just as with flash cards. • Review the sheet ongoingly! • Review the sheet as a warm-up tool to prepare your mind for a study session • More practice=more terms for your receptive and expressive vocabularies
List of Vocabulary Words to Study for Quiz 1. suffix—___________________ 2. _____________________ 3. Ex. Happy + ness = happiness (base) adj. (suffix) (noun) 2. prefix—___________________ 3. _____________________ 4. Ex. re + write = rewrite (prefix) (base) verb (verb) 3. base—_____________ Ex. interest ___________(disinterest, uninteresting)
4. root—_______________________________________ Ex. –ceive (receive, conceive, deceive, etc. ) 5. etymology—__________________ 6. linguistics—__________________ 7. receptive vocabulary—______________________________ 8. expressive vocabulary—______________________ 9. synonym—__________________ 10. ______ Ex. pretty, beautiful angry, furious 11. 10. antonym—
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