Building Powerful Vocabulary
Building Powerful Vocabulary
1. What is Vocabulary?
Vocabulary is all the words of a language, or the words used by a
particular person or group. Vocabulary is the knowledge of words and
word meanings in both oral and print language and in expressive and
receptive forms. Wilkins (1972) wrote that . . . while without grammar
very little can be conveyed, without vocabulary nothing can be conveyed
(pp. 111112). This point reflects the experience with different languages;
even without grammar, with some useful words and expressions, we can
often manage to communicate.
2. Easy Ways to Improve and Expand Your Vocabulary
Read. One of the best vocabulary builders is reading and you will
certainly do a lot of reading in college. Make it a habit to write down
unfamiliar words you come across while researching your paper and
Get in the habit of looking up words you don't know. If you have a
dictionary program on your gadget or computer, keep it open and
handy.
Learn a new word each day. Lots of tools are available to help you
learn a new word every day, including print calendars and Web sites.
Practice your vocabulary to conversation with the other people.
Simply talking with other people can help you learn discover new
words. As with reading, once you hear a new word, remember to write
down so that you can study it later and then slowly add the new word to
your vocabulary.
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4. Conclusion
The more you read, the more words youll see, and the
more youll understand. The key to a better vocabulary is
regular practice and progress. Maybe you cant learn a
hundred new words a day, but you can learn one or two a
day, totaling thousands of new words over the years.
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