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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.

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Tips for learning and studying AWL vocabulary

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  1. Tips for learning and studying AWL vocabulary Using tools and resources Developing strategies

  2. #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

  3. #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.

  4. #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.

  5. #4 Gather as much info as possible • Part of speech • Definition • Pronunciation • Translation • Spelling • Other words in family • Example in context • Grammar information • Other words that often come together with it

  6. #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.

  7. #6 Teach • Find a friend or classmate and try to teach him or her the word. • Can she use it correctly?

  8. #7Quiz yourself • Make flashcards or lists and cover up some of the information. Can you recall the information?

  9. #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.

  10. #9 Study with a friend • You can quiz each other on: • Definitions • Pronunciation • Spelling

  11. #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

  12. #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

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