Tips for learning and studying AWL vocabulary

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Tips for learning and studying AWL vocabulary

• Using tools and resources
• Developing strategies

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1 Divide the list

• Using a system of some kind, divide the 30 words
  into 3 categories
• Words you are SURE you already know
• Words you THINK you know
• Words you are sure you DONT know

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2 Prioritize

• Spend the most time with the words you dont
  know.
• Add to the information you already have about
  your unsure words.
• Double-check your knowledge about your sure
  words.

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3 Fill in the chart

• In your handout, you have a chart that asks for
  all of the basic information about the AWL words.
  
• Using your own knowledge, details from
  dictionaries, and information from informants,
  fill in the chart.completely.

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4 Gather as much info as possible

• Part of speech
• Definition
• Pronunciation
• Translation
• Spelling
• Other words in family
• Example in context
• Grammar information
• Other words that often come together with it

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5 Use multiple sources

• Use a bilingual dictionary. This gives you a
  general ideabut there may be more than one
  translation of a word. This can sometimes be
  helpful but also confusing.
• Use an English/English dictionary. Looking at
  the definition in English should tell you which
  of the translations is the closest.
• Use a second dictionary to compare definitions.

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6 Teach

• Find a friend or classmate and try to teach him
  or her the word.
• Can she use it correctly?

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7 Quiz yourself

• Make flashcards or lists and cover up some of the
  information. Can you recall the information?

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8 Use websites

• The AWL handout has a few.
• The class wiki has a few.
• The Learning Center has a long collection of
  useful websites.

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9 Study with a friend

• You can quiz each other on
• Definitions
• Pronunciation
• Spelling

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10 Ask a tutor

• The tutors in UCB 485 are a great resource.
• They can
• Tell you about the connotation of the word.
• About situations where they might use the word.
• Add to a textbook definition with their own
  explanation.
• Quiz you

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10 Visit Errins office hours

• Your teacher (s) can
• Tell you about the connotation of the word
• About situations where they might use the word
• Add to a textbook definition with their own
  explanation
• Quiz you