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Academic Word List

Below are two lists of words from the Academic Word List. These words are important to know because they are frequently used in academic settings (university textbooks, lectures, etc.).

You need to know the parts of speech, word forms, and definition of all of the words. Additionally, you need to know how to use the bolded words in the right-hand list in sentences. Study these words carefully. Your teacher will introduce different ways to study vocabulary. Try each one until you find your preferred method or methods.

Reminder

Receptive Knowledge of Vocabulary: This means you understand these words when you read them and hear them. The words repeated from chapter 1 are italicized. The new words are in bold.

Productive Knowledge of Vocabulary: This means you correctly use these words in your own writing and speaking. The words repeated from chapter 1 are italicized. The new words are in bold.

Receptive Knowledge	Productive Knowledge
assigned	affected
assignments	construction
automatically	creative
convinced	insecure
definitely	items
immature	positive
instructor	required
interact	resources
lecture	response
matured	selected
obviously
partner
relax
resolved
schedule
strategies
stressed
technique

Exercise \(\PageIndex{1}\):

Create Your Own Glossary

With your teacher, fill in as much information about the words as you can. Preview the story and look at how the words are used in “Luna and Violeta’s Story.” Use a dictionary to find the correct definition. Try The Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English: http://www.ldoceonline.com/ or another online English-English dictionary to help you.

Receptive Knowledge

AWL Vocabulary	Part of Speech	Synonym or Short Definition	Additional Knowledge (other word forms, suffixes, prefixes, roots, collocations, context)
assigned
assignments
automatically
convinced
definitely
immature
instructor
interact
lecture
matured
obviously
partner
relax
resolved
schedule
strategies
stressed
technique

You need to recognize and understand these words when you see them. As you read textbooks for your other classes, highlight these words. Ask yourself these things:

What part of speech is the word, and how is it used in the sentence?
Is this word used multiple times? Is it important?
What other words often occur near this word?
Can I replace this word with a synonym and still understand the sentence?
Can I recognize other word forms of this word?

Exercise \(\PageIndex{2}\):

Productive Knowledge

AWL Vocabulary	Part of Speech	Synonym or Short Definition	Additional Knowledge (other word forms, suffixes, prefixes, roots, collocations, context)
affected
construction
creative
insecure
items
positive
required
resources
response
selected

You need to know and understand the words above when you find them in a reading. You should also begin to use these words in your conversations and writing. Study these words, look for them, listen for them, and ask yourself these things:

What part of speech is the word, and how is it used in the sentence?
How can I use this word in speaking? In writing?
What other words often occur near this word?
Can I replace a synonym with this word?
Can I recognize and use other word forms of this word?

Exercise \(\PageIndex{3}\):

Pre-reading Questions

Are you introverted (shy) or extroverted (outgoing)?
Think about your first experience meeting someone who was from a different country than you or who spoke a different language than you. What was that experience like? Was it positive (+) or negative (-)?
Why did you decide to study English here?