Admin Table of Contents
- 1 How do you identify technical vocabulary?
- 2 Is there any way we can look for meanings of words that unfamiliar to you?
- 3 How can you use context clues as a strategy to understand unfamiliar vocabulary words?
- 4 What strategies can be applied to determine the meanings of words and phrases?
- 5 How do you deal with unknown words?
- 6 How can context clues help the reader in getting meaning of unfamiliar words or expressions that reflect local culture?
How do you identify technical vocabulary?
Technical vocabulary occurs in a specialist domain, so one of the approaches for identifying terms would be to compare the frequency of occurrence of words in a particular subject area with their frequency of occurrence or non-occurrence in another area or range of areas.
Is there any way we can look for meanings of words that unfamiliar to you?
Looking at the rest of the sentence It can help to look at the parts of a sentence before and after an unfamiliar word. Identifying whether a word is used as a noun , verb or an adjective can give a clue to its meaning. The rest of the sentence will also give other clues.
How can you use context clues as a strategy to understand unfamiliar vocabulary words?
Using Context Clues
- Look at the unfamiliar word – then read the sentence before and after the word.
- Connect what you know with the text.
- Predict a meaning.
- Confirm or revise your prediction. Reread the sentence using your prediction.
What is the technical meaning of a word?
Technical word meanings are sometimes called ‘literal’ or ‘denotative. ‘ Denotative word meanings are what the word actually means. These word meanings do not have be inferred, as denotations refer to the definition you would find if you looked up a word in a dictionary. Denotative language relays factual information.
What technical language means?
Technical language refers to written or oral communication that has specialized content. Everyday language involves using common business terms, such as “strategy” and “schedule,” that everybody understands.
What strategies can be applied to determine the meanings of words and phrases?
use word parts (roots, prefixes, and suffixes) to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word. use context clues to confirm the meaning of an unfamiliar word. use a graphic organizer to achieve a deeper understanding of specific vocabulary words.
How do you deal with unknown words?
How to deal with unknown words
- examine the immediate context of the word (i.e. the sentence in which it appears, and words which come before and after); pay particular attention to linking words;
- examine the wider context of the word (i.e. other sentences in the paragraph);
How can context clues help the reader in getting meaning of unfamiliar words or expressions that reflect local culture?
Good readers use context clues to help them understand the meaning of an unfamiliar and challenging word. For example, a reader might use the meaning of other words in a sentence or a picture on the page to help them learn the meaning of the unknown word.
How do you deal with unknown words in reading?