This presentation is designed to help you use Powerpoint to study and remember vocabulary.

1. Remembering the words Independent learning skills for vocabulary study Michael Griffiths

2. How would you judge your level of vocabulary? Where would you ideally like to be? What are the effects of not learning vocabulary?

3. If you are planning on going to university, you will never stop learning new words. Your level of vocabulary should be high enough to help you (not stop you). If you don’t learn enough vocabulary, you won’t be able to understand university level books or articles (and it takes a long time for you to catch up).

4. Learning StylesWhich one(s) are you? How do you learn? How can this be used in vocabulary study? Visual = Seeing Auditory = Hearing Kinaesthetic = Touching, Feeling, Doing

5. How can you use Powerpoint to learn vocabulary? In a notebook, write down any new words you read or hear. At the end of the day, you should enter your new words onto Powerpoint slides. One word = One slide. Try to include as much information about the word as you can. Review your slides everyday to help you remember.

6. What information should you include on your slides? Word Word class Word stress Meaning Example sentence Other information based on your learning style

7. Visual Learning Style Pictures Google images Take a photo or make a movie with you mobile phone Draw a picture with Powerpoint The four seasons

8. Auditory Learning Style Youtube Podcasts Songs Interviews Movies TV Shows See next slide. Travelling Off-Season

9. Kinaesthetic Learning Style Go and find it in the real world then take a photo/or make a movie with your mobile phone. Find something where you can see the word (e.g. a newspaper article). Imagine you will do something for real (e.g. plan a holiday). Then actually do it! My dog sitting amongst the spring flowers. Are the seasons changing because of Climate Change?

10. Example: Season (n) Season The four parts of the year. The weather is different in each part. There are four seasons; Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring. Are the seasons changing because of Climate Change?