Howtolearnvocabularyeffectivelyshortversion.pptx

How to learnvocabulary effectively?Questions to think aboutvWhat is a realistic goal in our vocabulary learning?vHow do we achieve our goal?vHow can we know our vocabulary size?Question OneWhat is a realistic(现实的）现实的）goal in our vocabulary learning?v An American university student about 20,000 words.(Receptive vocabulary:接受性词汇）接受性词汇）Different types of vocabularyListening vocabularyReading vocabularyReceptive vocabulary接受性词汇接受性词汇Productive vocabulary表达性词汇表达性词汇Speaking vocabularyWriting vocabularyThey overlap considerably but they are used in slightly different ways.Frequency(词频）词频）3000 4000 13,000 High LowFrequency（词频）（词频）v 3,000 words most frequently used wordsv 4,000 words quite frequently used wordsv 13000 words less frequently used wordsTwo-stage goalv Stage One3000 words Reading,listening,speaking&writingv Stage Two4000 words Reading and listeningStage One:3000 wordsvRead simplified novels and talk about daily life(Nation,2001:17)Stage Two:4000 words morevRead original novels,magazines,academic booksQuestion TwoHow can we achieve the two-stage goal of our vocabulary learning?Achieving our two-stage goal by different waysv Stage One:3000 wordsvLearning each of them carefully,patiently and effectivelyv Stage Two:4000 words morev finding short cuts to learning themVocabulary learning strategiesv strategies for memorizing wordsv strategies for using wordsv strategies for recycling wordsMemorizingvSay the words you are learningvRecord the words/phrases you are learning on tape and play them to yourself whenever you have timevWrite the words you are learning on pieces of paper or stick-it notes and put them round your room.vPut the words into sentences.vUse your knowledge of the parts of words.UsingvCreate sentences of your own.vWrite a story that includes all the words you have learned.vLearn words for a certain topic or situation,and then write about the topic using vocabulary learned or have a discussion or conversation with a partner.RecyclingvFollow a news story that is printed or broadcast every day for several weeks(e.g.war between Israel and Palestine)vFocus on one type of news story(e.g.crime,disasters,sports,weather)vWatch movies or read books on particular topics(e.g.travel,business)vRead several books by the same authorStage-two goalFinding short cuts to coping with the 4000 more wordsStage-two vocabulary learningLearning strategies for dealing with these words since the words themselves do not deserve learning timeUsing prefixes,roots and suffixesOne half of general words and two thirds of all academic,technical,and low-frequency words are derived from Latin,French(through Latin),or Greek.This indicates the importance of learning the meanings of roots and affixes(Nation,1990:19).Word analysis v Prefix(前缀前缀),root(词根词根),suffix(后缀后缀)vplace(root)vreplace(prefix+root)vreplacement(prefix+root+suffix)v unwiselyvwise(root)vunwise(prefix+root)vunwisely(prefix+root+suffix)Word analysisvIt is the process of separating a word into its parts and then using the meanings of those parts to figure out the meaning of the original word.RetrospectRetro:backspect:lookvEffective in guessing the meaning of words but not always correctDo you want to know your vocabulary size?Test A/2000 level1.Plants receive water from the soil through their ro().2.The nu()was helping the doctor in the operating room.3.Since he is unskilled,he earns low wa().4.This year long sk()are fashionable again.5.Laws are based on the principle of jus()6.The mechanic had to replace the mo()of the car.If you score below 83%on any level,then you could start building up this level by working on the corresponding wordlist