Chris Spackman

Strategies for Learning Vocabulary

Learn vocabulary faster and more effectively

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Welcome

Welcome to Strategies for Learning Vocabulary, a micro-class brought to you by The Language Institute at Columbus State Community College.

Today we will learn:

• a little about how and why to study vocabulary;
• a few strategies¹ we can use to learn vocabulary;
• some tools we can use to help us learn vocabulary.

About The Teacher

Chris Spackman ...

• is a USA American;
• lived in Japan for many years;
• speaks English and Japanese;²
• is a k-12 ESOL teacher in Columbus since 2010;
• teaches Basic English at CSCC on weekends since 2016.

Schedule for Today

1. First, we will introduce ourselves. We will also do tech checks, so everyone can participate.
2. After that, we will see how many words we know in English.³ Please go to TestYourVocab.com. We will start as soon as everyone is ready.
3. Next, we will talk about the lecture notes.
4. Penultimately,⁴ we will look at Quizlet, a great online vocabulary learning resource.
5. Finally, we will look at Anki, a powerful app and online tool for learning vocabulary. If we don’t have time, we may not do this. There is information about it in the note slides, however.