Lecture #2, Vocabulary
Increasing Your Expressive Vocabulary
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.
What Expressive Vocabulary Requires
•Correct ___________
Ex. a-s-t-u-t-e
•Correct ________ (preferably in your
own words)
Ex. astute
clever, smart
•Correct _______________
Ex. astute /uhstewt/
•Using word in right _____
Ex. The student was very
astute during class
discussions.
•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.
Ways to Increase Your Expressive
Vocabulary
•Different college courses
have their own terminology, which you must first
add to your receptive &
then to your expressive
vocab.
•Word of warning: The
above requires great
___________!!
So, if you want to ____________ your
expressive vocabulary…
1. 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 context or consult a dictionary.
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!
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
Two Categories of Flashcards:
1.
2.
General Category
Flash Card
Definition
Flash Card
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
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.
Sample GC Flashcard for a Class on
Memory (see p. 3 of packet)
Front
Back
_______
_______
_______
5 Theories of Forgetting
1. Fading Theory
2. Retrieval Theory
3. Interference Theory
4. Reactive Interference Theory
5. Pseudo-Forgetting Theory
Sample Definition Flashcard for
The 5 Theories of Forgetting
(see p. 4 of packet)
Front
Back
_______
_______
_______
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1. Fading Theory
•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.
What are the best ways to use flashcards 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!
An Alternative to Flash Cards: The
Vocabulary Study Sheet
(see p. 5 of packet)
5 Theories of
Forgetting
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Fading Theory
Retrieval Theory
Interference Theory
Reactive Interference Theory
Pseudo-Forgetting Theory
1.Fading Theory
1. One of the 5 Theories of Forgetting
2. Means, “You use it, or you lose it!”
3. If I don’t review often, what I learned
will slowly fade away.
2.Retrieval
Theory
(3-part definition)
3.Interference
Theory
Etc.
(3-part definition)
Etc.
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
List of Vocabulary Words to
Study for Quiz
1.suffix—_____________________________________
___________________________________________
Ex. Happy + ness = happiness
(base)
adj.
(suffix)
(noun)
2.prefix—_____________________________________
___________________________________________
Ex. re + write = rewrite
(prefix)
(base)
verb
(verb)
3.base—__________________________ Ex. interest
______________________(disinterest, uninteresting)
4. root—_______________________________________
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
Ex. –ceive (receive, conceive, deceive, etc.)
5. etymology—___________________________________
6. linguistics—___________________________________
7. receptive vocabulary—__________________________
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
8. expressive vocabulary—_________________________
___________________________________________
9.synonym—____________________________________
____________ Ex. pretty, beautiful
angry, furious
10. antonym—___________________________________
_______________ Ex. smile, frown
anxious, calm