| Description |
6 videodiscs (1080 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course book (vi, 283 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.) |
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digital optical rda |
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video file DVD video rda |
| Series |
Great Courses. Professional. Communication Skills |
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Great courses (DVD). Professional.
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| Contents |
Disc 1. Five principles for learning vocabulary -- The spelling-meaning connection -- Words for lying, swindling, and conniving -- Words that express annoyance and disgust -- Fighting words and peaceful words -- Going beyond dictionary meanings. Disc 2. Wicked words -- Words for beginnings and endings -- Words expressing fear, love, and hatred -- Words for the everyday and the elite -- Words from gods and heroes -- Humble words and prideful words. Disc 3. High-frequency Greek and Latin roots -- Words relating to belief and trust -- Words for the way we talk -- Words for praise, criticism, and nonsense -- Eponyms from literature and history -- Thinking, teaching, and learning words. Disc 4. Words for the diligent and the lazy -- Words that break and words that join -- Some high-utility Greek and Latin affixes -- Cranky words and cool words -- Words for courage and cowardice -- Reviewing vocabulary through literature. Disc 5. Words for killing and cutting -- A vocabulary grab bag -- Words for words -- Specialty words for language -- Nasty words and nice words -- Words for the really big and the very small. Disc 6. Spelling as a vocabulary tool -- A medley of new words -- Building vocabulary through games -- Words English borrowed and never returned -- More foreign loan words -- Forgotten words and neologisms. |
| Performer |
Lecturer: Professor Kevin Flanigan, West Chester University of Pennsylvania. |
| Summary |
The hallmark of a powerful vocabulary is not simply knowing many words; rather, it’s knowing the exact word to use in a specific context or situation. A great vocabulary can enhance your speaking, writing, and even thinking skills. This course will boost your vocabulary, whether you want to enhance your personal lexicon, write or speak more articulately in professional settings, or advance your knowledge of the English language. For anyone who has ever grasped for the perfect word at a particular moment, this course provides a research-based and enjoyable method for improving your vocabulary. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Subject |
Vocabulary -- Videodiscs.
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Vocabulary -- Study and teaching -- Videodiscs.
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Words, New -- Videodiscs.
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Language arts -- Social aspects -- Videodiscs.
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Language arts -- Social aspects. |
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Vocabulary. |
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Vocabulary -- Study and teaching. |
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Words, New. |
| Genre |
DVD-Video discs.
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| Added Author |
Flanigan, Kevin, lecturer.
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Teaching Company.
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| ISBN |
9781629971131 |
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1629971138 |
| Standard No. |
9781629971131 |
| Music No. |
ID9373 Teaching Company |
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