How to learn a word
What does it really mean to know a word? Many people believe they know a word if they can translate it in their own language. However, there is much more to any word then just translating its meaning. We are reminded of this every time we come across a word we thought we knew well in a completely unexpected context. According to Penny Ur , a renowned English Language Teaching expert, to learn a word we need to know: 1. Form: pronunciation and spelling 2. Grammar 3. Collocation 4. Aspects of meaning (1): denotation, connotation, appropriateness 5. Aspects of meaning (2): meaning relationships 6. Word formation Let us now consider every of these features a...