www.facebook.com/groups/TaiLieuOnThiDaiHoc01 Subtopic Communication Skills Topic Professional nT hi D H oc 01 Building a Better Vocabulary Li eu O Course Guidebook Professor Kevin Flanigan w w w fa ce bo ok c om /g ro u ps /T West Chester University of Pennsylvania www.facebook.com/groups/TaiLieuOnThiDaiHoc01 www.facebook.com/groups/TaiLieuOnThiDaiHoc01 D /T Li eu O nT hi THE GREAT COURSES Corporate Headquarters 4840 Westfields Boulevard, Suite 500 Chantilly, Virginia 20151-2299 Phone: 1-800-832-2412 Fax: 703-378-3819 www.thegreatcourses.com H oc 01 PUBLISHED BY: om /g ro u ps Copyright © The Teaching Company, 2015 c Printed in the United States of America bo ok This book is in copyright All rights reserved w w w fa ce Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of The Teaching Company www.facebook.com/groups/TaiLieuOnThiDaiHoc01 www.facebook.com/groups/TaiLieuOnThiDaiHoc01 Kevin Flanigan, Ph.D H oc 01 Professor of Education West Chester University of Pennsylvania P ps /T Li eu O nT hi D rofessor Kevin Flanigan is a Professor of Education in the Literacy Department at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, where he has taught since 2003 He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Mary Washington College (now the University of Mary Washington), where he received a B.A in History, summa cum laude Later, he received an M.Ed from James Madison University and an M.Ed in Reading Education from the University of Virginia After working as a middle grades classroom teacher and reading specialist, he received his Ph.D in Reading Education from the University of Virginia, with a dissertation on emergent readers’ developing concept of word in text .c om /g ro u Professor Flanigan’s research, publications, and presentations focus on developmental word knowledge, vocabulary development and instruction, and interventions for students who struggle with literacy skills He has presented frequently at national and international conferences and works with schools and teachers to implement effective literacy instruction w w w fa ce bo ok In 2011, Professor Flanigan was nominated for the U.S Professors of the Year Award by West Chester University In 2009, Professor Flanigan and his colleagues received an Educator 500 award for innovative teaching in the Kennett Experience, a university–public school partnership Professor Flanigan teaches graduate and undergraduate literacy education courses and works in the West Chester University Reading Center, where he supervises graduate-level teachers as they work with students in kindergarten through 12th grade who struggle with literacy skills 3URIHVVRU )ODQLJDQ LV ¿UVW DXWKRU RI WKH FRDXWKRUHG ERRN Words Their Way with Struggling Readers: Word Study for Reading, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction, Grades 4–12 He is also coauthor of Vocabulary Their i www.facebook.com/groups/TaiLieuOnThiDaiHoc01 www.facebook.com/groups/TaiLieuOnThiDaiHoc01 w w w fa ce bo ok c om /g ro u ps /T Li eu O nT hi D H oc 01 Way: Word Study with Middle and Secondary Students (2nd edition) and Developing Word Recognition In addition, Professor Flanigan is a member of the authorship team for Vocabulary Their Way: Words and Strategies for Academic Success, a vocabulary program for middle school students The professor has authored or coauthored articles in a number of professional journals, including The Reading Teacher, the Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, and the Journal of Literacy ResearchŶ ii www.facebook.com/groups/TaiLieuOnThiDaiHoc01 www.facebook.com/groups/TaiLieuOnThiDaiHoc01 Table of Contents H oc 01 INTRODUCTION Professor Biography i Course Scope .1 nT hi D LECTURE GUIDES eu O LECTURE Five Principles for Learning Vocabulary .3 Li LECTURE The Spelling-Meaning Connection 10 ps /T LECTURE Words for Lying, Swindling, and Conniving 17 /g ro u LECTURE Words That Express Annoyance and Disgust 24 om LECTURE Fighting Words and Peaceful Words 31 bo ok c LECTURE Going beyond Dictionary Meanings 38 ce LECTURE Wicked Words 46 w w w fa LECTURE Words for Beginnings and Endings 52 LECTURE Words Expressing Fear, Love, and Hatred .58 LECTURE 10 Words for the Everyday and the Elite .63 iii www.facebook.com/groups/TaiLieuOnThiDaiHoc01 www.facebook.com/groups/TaiLieuOnThiDaiHoc01 Table of Contents H oc 01 LECTURE 11 Words from Gods and Heroes 69 LECTURE 12 Humble Words and Prideful Words 76 nT hi D LECTURE 13 High-Frequency Greek and Latin Roots 83 eu O LECTURE 14 Words Relating to Belief and Trust 90 Li LECTURE 15 Words for the Way We Talk 97 ps /T LECTURE 16 Words for Praise, Criticism, and Nonsense 104 /g ro u LECTURE 17 Eponyms from Literature and History 111 om LECTURE 18 Thinking, Teaching, and Learning Words 119 bo ok c LECTURE 19 Words 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237 v www.facebook.com/groups/TaiLieuOnThiDaiHoc01 www.facebook.com/groups/TaiLieuOnThiDaiHoc01 Table of Contents H oc 01 SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL w w w fa ce bo ok c om /g ro u ps /T Li eu O nT hi D Answers to Review Questions 245 Glossary of Target Words .263 Bibliography 279 vi www.facebook.com/groups/TaiLieuOnThiDaiHoc01 www.facebook.com/groups/TaiLieuOnThiDaiHoc01 Building a Better Vocabulary H oc 01 Scope: I nT hi D n one of the most insightful statements on vocabulary ever penned, Mark Twain said, “The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter—’tis the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.” As Mark Twain knew, a powerful vocabulary consists of more than simply knowing a lot of words; it’s the ability to grasp the “just right” word to communicate precisely what you want to say or write /T Li eu O Acquiring the type of deep and nuanced vocabulary knowledge that Twain was talking about doesn’t come from simply studying lists 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