1. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. Study Skills Topic 9 Vocabulary PowerPoint by JoAnn Yaworski

2. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. Prefixes, Roots, & Suffixes (1)  Prefixes – refers to the beginning of a word.  Roots – refers to the middle of a word.  Suffixes – refers to the end of a word.

3. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. Prefixes, Roots, & Suffixes (2) Prefixes psych(o) Meaning Mind or mental process Example psychoanalysis Roots somat(o) Meaning Pertaining to the body Example psychosomatic illness Suffixes -osis Meaning Disorder or abnormal condition Example neurosis

4. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. Specialized Terminology in Textbooks  Look for vocabulary lists at the beginning or end of each chapter.  Pay attention to words in italics, boldface type, or colored print.  Pay attention to new terms in the margin.  Check for glossary at end of book.

5. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. Create a System for Learning New Terms  Mark new terms in the textbook.  Make a note of the meaning in the text margin.  Use the glossary to test your recall of new terms:  Read an entry  Cover the definition  Try to recall the definition  Check to see if you are correct

6. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. Subject Area Dictionaries  List the most important words in a particular discipline.  Suggest how and when to use the words.  Examples:  The American Dictionary of Economics.  The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.  The Dictionary of Anthropology.

7. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. Mapping Related Terminology  Mapping involves drawing a chart or diagram that shows the connection or relationship among various terms.  Example:  The physical properties of matter from a physics textbook can be visualized through mapping.

8. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. Map of Physics Terminology Matter State Solid Liquid Gas Plasma Physical Properties Dimensions Volumes Mass Melt/Freeze Boiling pt. Electron Proton Neutron Atom mass Atomic #

9. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. Evaluate Your Vocabulary Learning  Can you explain a definition in your own words?  Can you explain a new term to a friend?  Can you explain differences between similar terms?  Can you think of examples of the new term?  Can you use the term in your speech and writing?

10. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. Prefixes that Refer to the Metric System Prefix: micro milli centi deci deca hecto kilo mega giga Meaning: millionth thousandth hundredth tenth ten hundred thousand million billion

11. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. Instructors Emphasize New Terms by:  Writing new words on the chalk board.  Slowing down the lecture to give students a chance to record new terms and definitions.  Repeating a word and its definition several times.  Offering several variations of a meaning.

12. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. Recording New Terms in Your Notes  Circle or draw a box around each new term.  Underline each new term in red.  Mark “def” in the margin each time a definition is included.

13. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. Creating Vocabulary Files Include:  New terms to learn.  List of important prefixes, roots, and suffixes.  List of frequently used signs, abbreviations, symbols, and their meanings.  Lists of symbols used in formulas.

14. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. Organizing Vocabulary Files  Use Index cards – write the term on the front and the definition on the back (use a separate card for each word).  Notebook sections – create running list of terms and definitions.  Computer files – use cut and paste or copy functions to group similar terms.

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