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CHAPTER 2 LEARNING VOCABULARY - Coggle Diagram
CHAPTER 2 LEARNING VOCABULARY
What's vocabulary ?
should not only know
single words
and
compounds
but also need to learn about
lexis- a bigger concept
Lexis includes
single words
and
lexical items
like
collocation
and
chunks
without grammar very little can be conveyed , without vocabulary nothing can be conveyed.
WHAT SHOULD WE LEARN ?
Meaning
is the
first
and
foremost
thing in getting to know a word
almost words have
multiple meaning
these relationship includes
polysemy, synonym, antonym, hyponymy
,
connotation
Spelling/ written form
Spoken form/ pronunciation
Clear pronunciation
is one of the keys to effective communication
There are
26 letters
in English
The number of its
sounds
are
44
Part of speech/ word classes
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Pronoun
Preposition
Conjunction
Determiner
Interjection
Collocations
are
combinations
of two or more words which are frequently used together
are
ready -made pieces of language
and
reveal
restrictions
on which words can go together and which words do not
Word families
Many words are formed by adding
affixes
(
prefixes
and
suffixes
)
HOW CAN WE PRACTICE VOCABULARY?
Principles for memorizing words
Spacing
repetition
and
retrieving
Practice using words in
different
ways
Personalizing
Memorizing techniques
Ways of memorizing vocabulary
Using
word cards
using
dictionaries
Visualizing all the related words to the target words by using
Recording words
Word web
Topic web
Lexical item list