Tomorrow we'll be discussing ways of extending vocabulary.
- How do you prefer to learn new words?
- How do you organise your vocabulary learning?
- How do you record and remember new words?
- Do you have any suggestions for your teacher how she could help you to remember vocabulary?
Post your comments.
Regards,
ralitza
8 comments:
I think that the best way to remember the new word is used it alot of time
& compared it to similar words even know the difference betwen them & may be we'll get mor words
Hi teacher
I think that it is good idea to remember us the new word is to keep them in our life all the time, when we talk together in the class.
i think that you use this way very good
so go on with it
Thanks alot
Two way to improve vocabulary is by reading and look up word in the dictionary when you don't know what they mean,and it will be fine if you hear how they pronounce.
and after that You actually learn things when you apply them in practice, not when you hear/read them. So reading is a good start because you apply your knowledge of the word to understand the books that you read it.
Hi all
Ithink the better way to learn new words is by Writing and repeating the new word for some time, we have to know the right spelling of the word its Important
I think we learn vocabulary most easily if we form some kind of visual association (connection) with a new word, i.e. we see the word and then a picture forms in our mind. For example, one of the first words I learnt in Turkish was the word for "pomegranate" because I saw it on a label in a supermarket - it was memorable for me because I don't think I'd seen this fruit in my life before. On the other hand, had difficulty remembering the word for, say, "important" because it had no visual connection for me.
Otherwise new vocabulary has to be recorded somewhere if we're to remember it without using our visual memory, but don't make long lists of words which are unrelated to each other - it doesn't work. Try to arrange words that relate to each other in some way. The units in Cutting Edge are based on a theme, so group vocabulary relating to that theme together. Or find an address book which has tags for each letter of the alphabet and list words beginning, say, with the letter "a" on the A page, and so on.
I think it's also very important to learn word families. It's not enough, for example, to learn the adjective "visual" (related to sight) - also learn the noun "vision" (sight, as in "television" or "seeing from far away", "visualise" (see something in your mind's eye), "visionary" (a far-sighted person, someone who can see things others can't), and so on. Mind maps or spider diagrams help here.
Andrew
Dear Andrew,
Welcome to You in our BLOGME& also Sorry for my late welcoming.
During the last lecture In the class with Ms. Ralitza, we were discussing the same subject of Vocabulary, the conclusion or the summary of that discussion is the same as your comment, it is looking as U ve been in the class with us, or might be we as students are very near to the professionality.
am agreeing with U, that the visual associaton with the word is one of the best ways of learning new vocabulary, but also do u thing that the need is more powerful in learning same as it is the way of invention& it mightbe better to know th English name of every thing arround you in normal life on time of needing it with putting in consideration that you must use English to get your needs other wise you will never get it, that is also will be very good way of never forgetting vocabulary.
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