Critical reading & writing - guideline to vocabulary fora participation.

1. LEARNING VOCABULARY
SOME BASIC TIPS

2. KNOWING THE WORD
• Understood when seen
• Can be used in speaking and writing
• Can be used in a natural way

3. THE 3 A’S
• AMPLE
• ACTIVE
• ACCURATE

4. LEARNING THROUGH FEEDBACK
• Making mistakes is natural! Think about how you learned your
native language!

5. THREE BASIC CONCEPTS OF ACCURATE USAGE
• CONNOTATION: slim VS skinny
• COLLOCATION: HAVE a coffee, not TAKE a coffee
• GRAMMAR: adjective, adverb, noun, etc.?

6. HOW TO WORK ON YOUR VOCABULARY IN THIS CLASS
• Write the word.
• Copy the sentence or phrase where you found it. Include enough context so that the
meaning of the word is clear, as well as clues about GRAMMAR, CONNOTATION and
COLLOCATION.
• Identify the word’s part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, etc.) as it is used in
the reading.
• Copy the English dictionary definition of the word (choose the meaning for your
context).
• Make up an original sentence of your own using the word the same way it is used in
the article.