Vocab Vitamins
4 Comments// Posted in english, SPM, writing by Nor Fadzleen Sa don on 10.31.12.
A common problem for most students is insufficient vocabulary when writing essays. The tendency to use ‘safe words’ such as nice/good/bad/cool results to the lack of oomph in their writing. When I started teaching in 2001, I’ve encountered such issue with students as they tend to struggle with using the correct expressions in their composition. So, I’ve come up with ‘VOCAB VITAMIN’ programme where the main objective is to enrich the students’ vocabulary via posters, songs and other computer-mediated learning tools. Personally, the secret of acquiring good vocabulary is non other than reading. Be it newspaper, magazines, comics, journals, online forums or E-books, teachers should fully utilise reading materials (linear/non-linear) to facilitate vocabulary enrichment. I’d like to share this poster which illustrates various words to describe various situations. The secret behind well-written essays is using vivid descriptive words that would encapsulate the right description that one desires. Click the photo for clearer resolution. Do check it out!
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