Diane

Research suggests that keeping a vocabulary notebook is really important
in order to learn vocabulary most effectively. However, it does take a
lot of time and effort, and it certainly isn't easy. I've been
fascinated by the way my students clutch and cherish their mobile
phones. They may turn up at classes without a book, a pencil (and
usually without a dictionary or a vocabulary notebook) but they NEVER
come without their mobile phone! I've always thought that if they could
keep a vocabulary notebook in their mobile phone, they might actually
feel more comfortable with this medium as opposed to the pen and paper
medium. Whenever they have a few spare moments, they could even play
vocabulary games with the omnipresent mobile technology.

I've seen what looks like quite a wonderful way to use the latest mobile
phone technology to do just that. You can buy software that gives you
about three thousand words in the language you are studying with 'flash
cards' and games to help you master them on your mobile phone. You can
also add any new words that you feel are important as you learn the
language. The price seems quite reasonable, around US$20. Although
this isn't the ultimate vocabulary notebook, I think it would really
help get over that initial step of building up a good receptive
knowledge of essential vocabulary. And it looks like the mobile phone
technology will keep developing so that you'll have more and more
multi-media options in the future.

I don't own a modern mobile phone, so I haven't tried the software, but
it looks worthwhile investigating. If you're interested have a look at
this page (which is for your target language of Spanish).

http://www.ectaco.co.uk/software/item.php3?refid=3&rfr_id=2272712&rqt_id
=509666&lang=&softid=746&scat=16

If the link is broken, go to http://www.ectaco.co.uk and follow the
links to language learning software or mobile phones.

Good luck!

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: Diane [mailto:dianeilling@...]
Sent: 18 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi 21:04
To: wordsurfing@...
Subject: [wordsurfing] Lexical notebooks


Hi all,

I teach ESL and have been interested in the idea of the lexical
notebooks.
I've told several of my students about them and encouraged them to begin
one
and keep it up. I don't see too much compliance to my suggestions,
though.

I'm just now starting a Spanish course - entirely new language for me.
I've
started my own lexical notebook and find it is quite a lot of work. I'm
keeping it up though and I'll let you know how I do.

Diane



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> 3. Lexical notebooks
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> Hi Costadina, The WS notebooks aren't really designed to simply try
> to aid the memory of a large number of selected words in the short-
> term in order to pass an exam. However, if it is necessary to cram
> for exams the given WS method does offer a reasonable solution - but
> one which will probably only produce similar results as learning with
> ordinary lists or cards. WS is more about long-term real vocabulary
> development---and encouraging students to develop good grammar habits
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> Subject: Lexical notebooks
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> Hi - the following article by Shaun Dowling about lexical notebooks
> will, I hope, be of great interest to other members of this group -
> and I look forward to hearing any feedback on the work... Example
> pages can be downloaded from the British Council site at
> http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/think/vocabulary/lexical_notebook.sh
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> Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 13:15:18 -0000
> From: "Will McCulloch" <wslesson@...>
> Subject: Lexical notebooks
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> Hi - the following article by Shaun Dowling about lexical notebooks
> will, I hope, be of great interest to other members of this group -
> and I look forward to hearing any feedback on the work... Example
> pages can be downloaded from the British Council site at
> http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/think/vocabulary.shtml
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