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BUILDING AN ACTIVE COLLEGE VOCABULARY By Patricia Licklider

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Book Title
Building an Active College Vocabulary
ISBN
9780321083272

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Pearson Education
ISBN-10
032108327X
ISBN-13
9780321083272
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4038280100

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
448 Pages
Publication Name
Building an Active College Vocabulary
Language
English
Subject
Vocabulary, Composition & Creative Writing
Publication Year
2019
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Language Arts & Disciplines
Author
Patricia M. Licklider
Format
Perfect

Dimensions

Item Height
1.6 in
Item Weight
26.2 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
7.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2001-029241
Illustrated
Yes
Table Of Content
UNIT 1: WHAT SURROUNDS A NEW WORD? 1. Definitions and Restatements, Examples, Demonstratives: Obvious Clues to Meaning. 2. Repetition, Lists, Repeated Word Patterns: Less Obvious Clues I. 3. Contrast, Descriptive Words: Less Obvious Clues II. UNIT 2: WHAT IS INSIDE A NEW WORD? 4. Roots. 5. Using Roots Carefully. 6. Greek and Latin Roots with Fixed Meanings. 7. Prefixes with Fixed Meaning. 8. Suffixes with Fixed Meanings. UNIT 3: WHAT HELP IS A DICTIONARY? 9. Survey Your Dictionary. 10. The 60-Second Memory Aid. 11. Using a Word's Pronunciation. 12. Using a Word's History. 13. Using a Word's Cognates. UNIT 4: PLAYING WITH WORD PARTS. 14. Common Latin Roots. 15. Common Prefixes. 16. Common Suffixes. 17. Playing with Suffixes. 18. More Play with Word Families. UNIT 5: IMPROVING YOUR WRITING VOCABULARY. 19. Using New Words. 20. Varying Nouns and Adjectives. 21. Varying Verbs. 22. Using Modifiers. 23. Varying Parts of Speech. 24. Using Words Figuratively. UNIT 6: WHAT HELP IS A THESAURUS? 25. The Limits of a Thesaurus. 26. Making the Thesaurus Work for You. Unit 7: Appendix: Additional Word Families. Glossaries. Answer Key. Index.
Synopsis
Building an Active Vocabulary helps students develop their reading and writing vocabularies by showing new words in memorable contexts. Exercises ask students to use these new words in their writing and speaking. The text shows how to figure out the meaning of new words from contexts; how to use word parts; how to use a dictionary and a thesaurus efficiently and profitably; and how to improve writing through expanded vocabulary. The exercises in Building an Active Vocabulary are taken from college-level texts as well as "real-world" sources such as magazines and newspapers., Building an Active College Vocabulary helps students develop their reading and writing vocabularies by showing new words in memorable contexts. Exercises expose readers to new words in different, memorable contexts, increasing the likelihood of recall. Reading selections from college-level books allow readers to practice vocabulary-building skills on suitably challenging materials. Brief chapters that include previews, review exercises, and answers to exercises allow readers to work through the book on their own. Emphasis on mnemonics gives readers ample helpful strategies to choose from. Emphasis on college dictionary as a memory aid provides readers with useful and efficient strategies. Additional features include post tests at the end of all units, a pronunciation key at the end of book, and glossaries of words and word parts for handy reference. For those interested in improving their vocabulary.
LC Classification Number
PE1449.L53 2002

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