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Lädt ... Building a better vocabulary (2015. Auflage)von Kevin Flanigan
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Language Arts.
Nonfiction.
HTML: What is the difference between specious and spurious? What does the word bombast have to do with cushion stuffing? Would you want to be called a snollygoster? The hallmark of a powerful vocabulary is not simply knowing many words; rather, it's knowing the exact word to use in a specific context or situation. A great vocabulary can enhance your speaking, writing, and even thinking skills. This course will boost your vocabulary, whether you want to enhance your personal lexicon, write or speak more articulately in professional settings, or advance your knowledge of the English language. For anyone who has ever grasped for the perfect word at a particular moment, this course provides a research-based and enjoyable method for improving your vocabulary. Building a Better Vocabulary offers an intriguing look at the nuts and bolts of English, teaches you the etymology and morphology - or the history and structure - of words, and delves into the cognitive science behind committing new words to long-term memory. By the end of the 36 enjoyable lectures, you will have a practical framework for continuing to build your vocabulary by discovering new words and fully mastering the nuances of familiar ones. If you are an avid reader, you may have previously encountered some of the words in this course. But even the most voracious reader will be surprised and delighted by these eye-opening lectures, which delve into the building blocks of the English language and reveal intriguing new nuances to words you thought you knew well. These lectures will kindle a passion for the process by which words are created and for the beauty of the words you read, speak, and hear every day. .Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Kevin says there’s a debate as to how many words are in the English language and it depends on whether you count the words with their affixes separately, but that the Oxford English Dictionary has about 600,000. He says the average high school graduate knows 25-50 thousand words and the average college graduate knows 75 thousand. Learning words isn’t done in a flash, but rather, iteratively—a person generally needs to encounter a word about 15 times before being comfortable enough to adopt it---so I figured I’d probably have to listen to this book more than once. Even the third time I heard words that hadn’t sunk in the first two times—even to the point where, had I not known better, I probably would have sworn I’d never heard them. The stories he tells to get the words in context are entertaining . . .the first two times. By the third time I confess to fast forwarding through a couple of them. . .and not a big fan of games, I fast forwarded through the chapter on teaming up with others and making them guess what word your thinking of by giving single word definition hints and the number of syllables. I think crossword puzzles would be easier—at least with those, you have a chance of having some letter hints.
So, while I was on my third listen, I was also listening to a book with my hubby (no, silly, not simultaneously) called “Enlightenment Now” by Stephen Pinker, and was astonished at how many words I’d learned from Kevin were used by Stephen. I’d have wondered if Kevin read Stephen’s book and plucked out words that sounded uncommon, except that Kevin’s audiobook came out years before Stephen’s. How fun, I’m edging up to those 15 encounters already!
So, my only criticism would be . . .and it’s completely unfair of me because I know I don’t speak clearly when I’m in a public speaking situation . . .and there it is---there were often times when I didn’t understand either the target word being explained, or the words used to explain them. One stands out because it was frequently uttered, Kevin would say, “Ok, now let’s play the siduation game.” His “t” was almost always a “d” in that word, and often in others, or so absorbed that I didn’t hear it at all. I almost wished he’d spell each target word, but I know that would have added to the already long length of the audiobook. It’s not glaringly obvious, and it really doesn’t detract—I Googled some of the words based on what I thought I heard, and eventually found them, and that sort of added to the process of hopefully keeping them in my brain, so it’s all good.
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