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Collocation Dictionary

Posted by Lisa (Elisabeth) H. Braley at 4/17/2012

http://5yiso.appspot.com/

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Vocabulary Builder Course Information & Worksheet

Posted by Lisa (Elisabeth) H. Braley at 8/14/2010 1:30:00 PM
Learn how to learn & remember vocabulary.

Key Vocabulary Course Components:
In any vocabulary builder course, we will review strategies and techniques for remembering and identifying new vocabulary using readings, such as newspaper articles. Your goals will be to:
know what the word means (Definition)
know how to say it (Pronunciation, Stress)
know how to spell it
know when and when not to use it (Conotation and denotation)
know the grammar of the word (Part of speech: noun, adjective, verb, adverb, preposition, article...)
know which words generally are around it (Collocations)
Use this vocabulary worksheet to keep track of new vocabulary systematically.

Vocabulary Worksheet
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Word Confusion and Creation

Posted by Lisa (Elisabeth) H. Braley at 8/14/2010 1:00:00 PM

Homographs

Homophones

Abbreviations

Acronyms

Lexical Extensions

Onomatopoeia/Echoic

Analogies

Variant Spelling

Troublemakers

Word Creativity

·        Colloquial shortening

·        Neologisms

·        Combining Forms

·        Derivational

·        Clippings

·        Blendings

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Language and Word Play

Posted by Lisa (Elisabeth) H. Braley at 8/14/2010 1:00:00 PM
- Idioms
Literal/Direct, Dimensional, Figurative/Indirect

Intended meaning

Polysemy

Cliches

Puns

Phrasal Verbs

Common Expressions

Figures of Speech

Colloquialisms/Slang

Sayings

Proverbs
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Links

Posted by Lisa (Elisabeth) H. Braley at 8/14/2010 1:00:00 PM

http://www.rong-chang.com/vocabulary.htm

A great collection of weblinks for vocabulary.

http://a4esl.org/q/h/vocabulary.html

Vocabulary Quizzes

http://legacy.lclark.edu/~krauss/toppicks/vocabulary.html

A collection of weblinks for vocabulary.

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Books

Posted by Lisa (Elisabeth) H. Braley at 8/14/2010 1:00:00 PM

We may be using:

English Vocabulary in Use Intermediate High

http://www.amazon.com/English-Vocabulary-Use-Upper-Intermediate-answers/dp/0521664357/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b

or Advanced (Very challenging but great)

http://www.amazon.com/English-Vocabulary-Advanced-Michael-McCarthy/dp/0521653975

Here are some suggestions, but there are so many books out there you need to find the right one for you by reading reviews and asking friends. (Go to the library and check them out there first!)

504 Absolutely Essential Wordsby Murray Bromberg, Julius Liebb, and Arthur Traiger

1100 Words You Need to Knowby Murray Brombergand Melvin Gordon

Verbal Advantage: 10 Steps to a Powerful Vocabularyby Charles Harrington Elster

30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabularyby Wilfred Funk and Norman Lewis

Vocabulary Workshop: Level Eby Jerome Shostak

Focus on Vocabulary: Mastering the Academic Word Listby Diane Schmittand Norbert Schmitt

2,000+ Essential English Verbs (ESL)by Louise Stracke

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Collocations and Concordancers

Posted by Lisa (Elisabeth) H. Braley at 8/5/2010 11:20:00 AM

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/micase/

http://www.4shared.com/file/15213494/7cd35d95/Oxford_Collocations_Dictionary.html?s=1

http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/advdicts/collocation.htm

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Learning Vocabulary Articles About

Posted by Lisa (Elisabeth) H. Braley at 7/5/2010 6:00:00 PM
Vocabulary learning should focus on:

Form - Spelling, Affixes, Verb Tenses

Meaning - Remembering synonyms and most common definitions.

Use-Where, When, How is it used? What are the most common uses?

Some articles on learning vocabulary:

http://esl.fis.edu/learners/advice/vocab.htm

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/vocabulary_tips.htm

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/document-preview.aspx?doc_id=2569110
Learning Vocabulary: Frequency is the Key

See/Read

Hear/Listen

Write/ Use

Speech/Discuss/Rehearse/Practice

Context Exposure/Utility

Learning Vocabulary: Strategies

Incidental

Common Sense

Guessing

Context Clues/Hints

Dictionary Definition

Journal/Listing

Analysis

Comparison

Questioning

Planning

Tricks

Activities

Grouping into Categories

Mapping Interconnectedness and Relationships

Distinguish Examples: What it is/What it isnt.

Intensity Continuum Imagery/Ranking

General/Narrow

Positive/Negative/Both/Neutral

Explicit/Implicit

Connotation/Denotation

Formal/Informal

Cause/Effect

Synonyms/Antonyms

One-way/Two-way
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General Service List 2000+ words

Posted by Lisa (Elisabeth) H. Braley at 5/26/2010 9:00:00 AM

The GSL Vocabulary List

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Stems, and root words

Posted by Lisa (Elisabeth) H. Braley at 10/13/2009 4:10:00 PM
The Main Part of a Word: The part that infers meaning

Morpheme: morphemic clues

Root

Base

Stem

root/base/stem Often used interchangeably

Most common roots

Origins/Etymology/Derivation

Establish related words (Word Families)
(The root contains the basic meaning (definition) of the word. The root is also called the base of the word.)
www.betterendings.org/homeschool/Words/Root Words.htm#ROOT
www.msu.edu/~defores1/gre/roots/gre_rts_afx_tab2.htm
www.virtualsalt.com/roots.htm
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Collocation Dictionary

Vocabulary Builder Course Information & Worksheet

Word Confusion and Creation

Language and Word Play

Links

Books

Collocations and Concordancers

Learning Vocabulary Articles About

General Service List 2000+ words

Stems, and root words

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