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Sacramento
City College

Gabriella G. Nuttall
English as a Second Language

Vocabulary

 

 

 










 

Teacher Resources

flashing bullet: "flashing bullet" Academic Word List

Averil Coxhead's list of most frequently used academic words

flashing bullet: "flashing bullet" College Vocabulary

These vocabulary books are part of Heinle's College series for Academic Success, which includes reading, writing and oral skills

flashing bullet: "flashing bullet" The Compleat Lexical Tutor

Web Vocabulary Profiler and other interesting tools

flashing bullet: "flashing bullet" Corpus Linguistic and Language Teaching

A PowerPoint presentation by Douglas Biber(TESOL 2005)

flashing bullet: "flashing bullet" Definition Plus Collocation

flashing bullet: "flashing bullet" Teaching Noun Plus Verb Collocation in the ESL/EFL Classroom 

Joe Stockdale's articles about teaching collocation

 flashing bullet: "flashing bullet" Teaching Vocabulary to Generation 1.5 Writers 

My presentation about the characteristics of Generation 1.5 students and examples of writing exercises (TESOL 2005)

flashing bullet: "flashing bullet" Using Vocabulary Lists for Listening and Writing

Marsha Chan's examples of vocabulary lists and how they can be incorporated into listening and/or writing activities

flashing bullet: "flashing bullet" Vocabulary Acquisition Research Group

University of Wales Swansea's website about vocabulary

flashing bullet: "flashing bullet" Shakespeare's Coined Words Now Common Currency 

An entertaining article by Jennifer Vernon about the origin of some English words (National Geographic News)

 

Student Resources (for Advanced Learners)

flashing bullet: "flashing bullet" Concordance

Choose the academic words you need to study at this website by the United Arab Emirates University

flashing bullet: "flashing bullet" Dave's ESL Cafe - idioms

Learn some common idioms and their meanings

flashing bullet: "flashing bullet" English Horizon

This website provides language practice and vocabulary links

flashing bullet: "flashing bullet" English Vocabulary

This website by englishclub.com has many vocabulary exercises, including phrasal verbs, prepositions, irregular adjectives, and confusing verbs

flashing bullet: "flashing bullet" English Vocabulary Guide

From body parts to professions, you'll find vocabulary and pronunciation practice here (great for beginners and intermediate-level learners)

flashing bullet: "flashing bullet" Everyday English Lessons

A lot of English words and idiomatic expressions (audio available for some levels)

flashing bullet: "flashing bullet" How to Create Your Own Dictionary

The best way to acquire new vocabulary is to pick meaningful words and overlearn them--this handout teaches you how to do it

flashing bullet: "flashing bullet" Self-study Vocabulary Quizzes

Practice on your own with these "html only" vocabulary quizzes

flashing bullet: "flashing bullet" Using English for Academic Purposes

Learn and practice academic English

flashing bullet: "flashing bullet" Virtual Language Center

A concordancer helps you see how a word is used in different context, but there's also a dictionary, games, and a writing guide

flashing bullet: "flashing bullet" Vocabulary Exercises for the Academic Word List

If you want to learn vocabulary commonly used in college courses, this is the website for you

flashing bullet: "flashing bullet" Vocabulary for ESL Students

Explore ways of learning new words at La Trobe University's vocabulary webpage

flashing bullet: "flashing bullet" Vocabulary Resources

A website by the Department of Linguistics at Ohio University offers vocabulary links and activities

flashing bullet: "flashing bullet" Word Surfing

A lot of practice with words, including pronunciation practice (British English). Includes a link to Cambridge dictionaries


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