Transcript Tips for learning and studying AWL vocabulary

Tips for learning and studying
AWL vocabulary
Using tools and resources
Developing strategies
#1 Divide the list
• Using a system of some kind, divide the 30
words into 3 categories:
Words you are SURE you already know
Words you THINK you know
Words you are sure you DON’T know
#2 Prioritize
Spend the most time with the words you don’t
know.
Add to the information you already have about
your ‘unsure’ words.
Double-check your knowledge about your ‘sure’
words.
#3 Fill in the chart
• In your handout, you have a chart that asks for
all of the basic information about the AWL
words.
• Using your own knowledge, details from
dictionaries, and information from informants,
fill in the chart….completely.
#4 Gather as much info as possible
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Part of speech
Definition
Pronunciation
Translation
Spelling
Other words in family
Example in context
Grammar information
Other words that often come together with it
#5 Use multiple sources
• Use a bilingual dictionary. This gives you a
general idea…but there may be more than one
translation of a word. This can sometimes be
helpful but also confusing.
• Use an English/English dictionary. Looking at
the definition in English should tell you which
of the translations is the closest.
• Use a second dictionary to compare
definitions.
#6 Teach
• Find a friend or classmate and try to teach him
or her the word.
• Can she use it correctly?
#7 Quiz yourself
• Make flashcards or lists and cover up some of
the information. Can you recall the
information?
#8 Use websites
• The AWL handout has a few.
• The class wiki has a few.
• The Learning Center has a long collection of
useful websites.
#9 Study with a friend
• You can quiz each other on:
–Definitions
–Pronunciation
–Spelling
#10 Ask a tutor
• The tutors in UCB 485 are a great resource.
• They can:
– Tell you about the connotation of the word.
– About situations where they might use the word.
– Add to a textbook definition with their own
explanation.
– Quiz you
#10 Visit Errin’s office hours
• Your teacher (s) can:
– Tell you about the connotation of the word
– About situations where they might use the word
– Add to a textbook definition with their own
explanation
– Quiz you