The document discusses strategies for vocabulary building presented by Tariq Amin in his lecture for the Study Skills ENG-123 course. It outlines 12 strategies: reading, repetition, words in context, vocabulary trees, word walls, root words, prefixes and suffixes, synonyms and antonyms, word formation charts, word lists, visual dictionaries, and word games. The strategies are meant to help students expand their vocabulary through activities like highlighting unfamiliar words, checking definitions, making graphic organizers, and playing engaging games.
2. Outline
• Vocabulary
• Types of Vocabulary
• Aspects of Knowing a Word
• Importance of Vocabulary
Course: Study Skills ENG-123 - Instructor: Tariq Amin, Lecturer, Dept of English, KUST - Email: tariqamin@kust.edu.pk
Topic: Strategies for Vocabulary Building
3. Strategies for Vocabulary Building
Expansion Through
1. Reading 2. Repetition
3. Words in Context 4. Vocabulary Trees
5. Word Walls 6. Root Words
7. Prefixes and Suffixes 8. Synonyms and Antonyms
9. Word Formation Charts 10. Word List
11. Visual Dictionaries 12. Word Games
Course: Study Skills ENG-123 - Instructor: Tariq Amin, Lecturer, Dept of English, KUST - Email: tariqamin@kust.edu.pk
Topic: Strategies for Vocabulary Building
4. Expansion through Reading
• Reading is one of the best ways of expanding vocabulary.
• Highlight familiar vocabulary in one color and the unfamiliar vocabulary with another color
• Check unfamiliar words in dictionary
• Memorize and practice the new words
Course: Study Skills ENG-123 - Instructor: Tariq Amin, Lecturer, Dept of English, KUST - Email: tariqamin@kust.edu.pk
Topic: Strategies for Vocabulary Building
5. Expansion through repetition
• Repeat, repeat and just repeat.
• Repetition has a powerful impact on learning.
• The more times we are exposed to a word, the stronger our understanding becomes.
• It takes a minimum fifteen encounters with a new word for a student to understand and apply the word
independently.
Course: Study Skills ENG-123 - Instructor: Tariq Amin, Lecturer, Dept of English, KUST - Email: tariqamin@kust.edu.pk
Topic: Strategies for Vocabulary Building
6. Expansion through Words in Context
The very best way to learn and teach vocabulary is in context.
Do not select individual words, teach words in context.
Teaching vocabulary “in context” is more effective.
Course: Study Skills ENG-123 - Instructor: Tariq Amin, Lecturer, Dept of English, KUST - Email: tariqamin@kust.edu.pk
Topic: Strategies for Vocabulary Building
7. Expansion through Vocabulary Trees
A graphic organizer which can be useful in building vocabulary.
Used for finding relationships and making connections between groups of vocabulary words
Made up of a trunk, roots, branches, and leaves.
The trunk -- write the main concept or a key term
The branches -- hold related terms, ideas, or examples.
Course: Study Skills ENG-123 - Instructor: Tariq Amin, Lecturer, Dept of English, KUST - Email: tariqamin@kust.edu.pk
Topic: Strategies for Vocabulary Building
8. Expansion through Word Walls
Word wall is systematically organized collection of key words from a unit of study.
Word walls receive a prominent place in a classroom environment.
They are usually front and center, large and easy to see.
These word walls are great places to put high frequency words throughout the year.
Course: Study Skills ENG-123 - Instructor: Tariq Amin, Lecturer, Dept of English, KUST - Email: tariqamin@kust.edu.pk
Topic: Strategies for Vocabulary Building
9. Expansion through Root Words
Focus first on teaching roots.
Roots can help in understanding new word’s meaning.
So, before teaching them the words:
• “Useful”
• “Helpless” etc.
Tech them about the words:
• “Use”
• “Help” etc.
They know the meaning of root words; they will be able to understand words having prefixes and suffixes.
Course: Study Skills ENG-123 - Instructor: Tariq Amin, Lecturer, Dept of English, KUST - Email: tariqamin@kust.edu.pk
Topic: Strategies for Vocabulary Building
10. Expansion through prefixes & suffixes
Learn common prefixes and suffixes
Help in enriching their vocabulary.
• ‘ir- ’ and ‘in-’ are negative prefixes
• knows the meaning of the words ‘regular’ and ‘correct’
• ‘irregular’ and ’incorrect’.
Similarly, suffix ‘ness’
‘kind’
‘kindness’
Course: Study Skills ENG-123 - Instructor: Tariq Amin, Lecturer, Dept of English, KUST - Email: tariqamin@kust.edu.pk
Topic: Strategies for Vocabulary Building
11. Expansion through synonyms & antonyms
Synonyms and antonyms are fun and lively ways to learn new vocabulary and improve English language
skills e.g.
• Synonyms of “intelligence”: bright, smart, gifted, etc
• Antonyms of “intelligence”: stupid, dim, slow, dull, etc
Course: Study Skills ENG-123 - Instructor: Tariq Amin, Lecturer, Dept of English, KUST - Email: tariqamin@kust.edu.pk
Topic: Strategies for Vocabulary Building
12. Expansion through Word List
Provide students with any key word and make word lists of that word e.g.
1. Deserts 2. Mountains
3. Oceans 4. Rivers
5. Bays 6. Coves
Course: Study Skills ENG-123 - Instructor: Tariq Amin, Lecturer, Dept of English, KUST - Email: tariqamin@kust.edu.pk
Topic: Strategies for Vocabulary Building
13. Expansion through Word Games
Word games also improve vocabulary, making the exercises fun and enjoyable.
There are a number of games which you can utilize to expand vocabulary e.g.
• Hangman
• Crosswords
• Scrabble
Course: Study Skills ENG-123 - Instructor: Tariq Amin, Lecturer, Dept of English, KUST - Email: tariqamin@kust.edu.pk
Topic: Strategies for Vocabulary Building
