Lecture #2, Vocabulary Increasing Your Expressive Vocabulary

1. Lecture #2, Vocabulary Increasing Your Expressive Vocabulary

2. How to Develop Your Expressive Vocabulary • Develop large _______ vocabulary, • which then feeds expressive vocab. • Read variety of literature with • some ______________ words • __________ to educational • documentaries, watch political • debates, etc.

3. What Expressive Vocabulary Requires • Correct ___________ • Ex. a-s-t-u-t-e • Correct ________ (preferably in your • own words) • Correct _______________ • Ex. astute /uhstewt/ Ex. astute clever, smart • Using word in right _____ • Ex. The student was very • astute during class • discussions.

4. Expressive vocab. is ____________ than • receptive vocab. Receptive Vocabulary Expressive Vocabulary • Thus, you’ll have _________ words in • receptive vocab. that you don’t • understand well enough to use • expressively.

5. Ways to Increase Your Expressive Vocabulary • Different college courses • have their own termino- • logy, which you must first • add to your receptive & • then to your expressive • vocab. • Word of warning: The • above requires great • ___________!!

6. So, if you want to ____________ your • expressive vocabulary… • Use your textbook glossary. • What is a glossary? • ______________________________ • ______________________________ • ______________________________ • Glossary definitions are limited. • If glossary def. is unclear, go back • to textbook pg. to read word in con- • text or consult a dictionary.

7. Use your glossary as a study tool! • Make notes of all ___________________terms. • At end of section or chapter, review new terms. • If textbook has no glossary (some don’t), develop • your own!

8. 2. Make flashcards. • They are very valuable, effective study • tools. • ______________ & easy to use • Can be taken anywhere • Can include info. from both textbook • and _________________ • Good alternative form for note taking

9. Two Categories of Flashcards: 1. General Category Flash Card 2. Definition Flash Card

10. Suggestions for Keeping Flashcards Organized • Use different colors for • different classes. • Store flashcards carefully! • ___________ w/ dividers to group cards by topic • or chapter • punch holes in cards & hold together w/ metal ring • label envelopes to store different sets of cards • use pencil pouches to hold small sets of cards

11. Making the General Category Flashcard • (hereby referred to as the “GC Flashcard”) • You will often have a bunch of vocab. terms that • can be grouped under a larger ______________. • So, for each set of vocab. flashcards, first • create 1 GC Flashcard that gives category on front • and list of terms on back. • Purpose of GC Flashcard is to help you relate • individual terms to larger concept. • Just remember…for each set of flashcards, you’ll • only have _______ GC Flashcard.

12. Sample GC Flashcard for a Class on Memory (see p. 3 of packet) 5 Theories of Forgetting Front • Fading Theory • Retrieval Theory • Interference Theory • Reactive Interference Theory • Pseudo-Forgetting Theory Back _______ _______ _______

13. Sample Definition Flashcard for The 5 Theories of Forgetting (see p. 4 of packet) Front 1. Fading Theory Back • One of The 5 Forgetting Theories • Means “ You use it, or you lose it!” • If I don’t review my learning frequently, I • will slowly forget what I have learned. _______ _______ _______ _______ _______

14. What are the best ways to use flash- cards for studying? 1.Study cards any time you have a _______________…such as at a bus stop or in a Dr.’s waiting room. 2.Study _______________________ ___________________________. 3.Recite info. out loud without looking at card…then check to see if you were right. 4.Divide cards into “I know” vs. “I don’t know” piles, and keep working on difficult cards!

15. An Alternative to Flash Cards: The Vocabulary Study Sheet (see p. 5 of packet) 5 Theories of Forgetting • Fading Theory • Retrieval Theory • Interference Theory • Reactive Interference Theory • Pseudo-Forgetting Theory 1.Fading Theory • One of the 5 Theories of Forgetting • Means, “You use it, or you lose it!” • If I don’t review often, what I learned • will slowly fade away. 2.Retrieval Theory (3-part definition) 3.Interference Theory (3-part definition) Etc. Etc.

16. How to Study from a Vocabulary Study Sheet • Cover left-hand column & study from • right-hand column…then ____________ • process just as with flash cards. • Review the sheet ongoingly! • Review the sheet as a warm-up tool to • prepare your mind for a study session • More practice=more terms for your • receptive and expressive vocabularies

17. List of Vocabulary Words to Study for Quiz • suffix—_____________________________________ • ___________________________________________ • Ex. Happy + ness = happiness (base) adj. (suffix) (noun) • prefix—_____________________________________ • ___________________________________________ • Ex. re + write = rewrite (prefix) (base) verb (verb) 3.base—__________________________ Ex. interest ______________________(disinterest, uninteresting)

18. 4. root—_______________________________________ • ___________________________________________ • ___________________________________________ • Ex. –ceive (receive, conceive, deceive, etc.) • 5. etymology—___________________________________ • 6. linguistics—___________________________________ • 7. receptive vocabulary—__________________________ • ___________________________________________ • ___________________________________________ • 8. expressive vocabulary—_________________________ • ___________________________________________ • synonym—____________________________________ • ____________ Ex. pretty, beautiful angry, furious • 10. antonym—___________________________________ • _______________ Ex. smile, frown anxious, calm