Vocabulary Test

2. One of the two main approaches to vocabulary learning the opposite of “contextual.”
6. "The purpose of context is to help increase the ______ power to guess the meaning of words."
9. Remembering words by using memory tricks or associations.
11. Relating to the words of a language or vocabulary knowledge.
12. The basic unit we study in this chapter.
13. The process of acquiring vocabulary without full focus or unconsciously.
16. Types of instruction that reinforce learning and include Visuals and Audio (explained in the notes)
17. The place in your mind where all word knowledge is stored.
18. The simplified way teachers speak to make their language easier for learners to understand.
19. One of Krashen's key emphases is that vocabulary is 'learned' only through ______
20. The weakness of context highlighted by researchers (Schouten and Parreren) is that context is not always ______ enough.

1. A word is the ____ of language.
3. The knowledge that deals with a word's meaning.
4. A technique linking a new word with a known word through a mental image.
5. A learning strategy that involves creating mental pictures to help remember new words.
7. According to Nick Ellis, this has a high degree of effectiveness in vocabulary learning.
8. The knowledge of which words like to appear next to each other (e.g., heavy rain).
10. The kind of speech adults use when talking to babies; it usually has a high pitch and exaggerated intonation.
14. Learning words by repeating and memorizing them.
15. The act of pointing to an object while naming it, often used when teaching new vocabulary.