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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     Flanigan, Kevin.     Subjects     Vocabulary.     English language -- Etymology.     English language -- Morphology.     English language -- New words.     English language -- Suffixes and prefixes.     English language -- Synonyms and antonyms.     English language -- Word formation.     English language -- Compound words.     English language -- Conjunctions.     English language -- Foreign elements.     English language -- Foreign words and phrases.     English language -- Foreign words and phrases -- Greek.     English language -- Foreign words and phrases -- Latin.     English language -- History.     Emotive (Linguistics)     Language and history.     English language in literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Flanigan, Kevin.       by title:      Building a better vo...       by call number:      DVD 428.1 F585b     Search the Web     Flanigan, Kevin.     Vocabulary.     English language -- Etymology.     English language -- Morphology.     English language -- New words.     English language -- Suffixes and prefixes.     English language -- Synonyms and antonyms.     English language -- Word formation.     English language -- Compound words.     English language -- Conjunctions.     English language -- Foreign elements.     English language -- Foreign words and phrases.     English language -- Foreign words and phrases -- Greek.     English language -- Foreign words and phrases -- Latin.     English language -- History.     Emotive (Linguistics)     Language and history.     English language in literature.       MARC Display

Building a better vocabulary [videorecording (DVD)] / Kevin Flanigan. by Flanigan, Kevin. Teaching Co., c2015. Call #: DVD 428.1 F585b Subjects Vocabulary.   English language -- Etymology.   English language -- Morphology.   English language -- New words.   English language -- Suffixes and prefixes.   English language -- Synonyms and antonyms.   English language -- Word formation.   English language -- Compound words.   English language -- Conjunctions.   English language -- Foreign elements.   English language -- Foreign words and phrases.   English language -- Foreign words and phrases -- Greek.   English language -- Foreign words and phrases -- Latin.   English language -- History.   Emotive (Linguistics)   Language and history.   English language in literature. Series Great courses (DVD)   Great courses (DVD). Professional. ISBN:  9781629971131 (set) Alternate title:  Great Courses. Building a better vocabulary [videorecording (DVD)] Format:  [videorecording (DVD)] / Description:  6 videodiscs (ca. 18 hrs.) : digital sd., col. ; 12 cm. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 283 p. ; 19 cm.). Notes:  "36 lectures / 30 minutes per lecture"--Container. Book contains lecture transcripts and outlines, timeline, glossary, biographical notes, and bibliography. Home use only. Contents:  Disc 1. Five principles for learning vocabulary -- The spelling-meaning connection -- Words for lying, swindling and conniving -- Words that express annoyance and disgust -- Fighting words and peaceful words -- Going beyond dictionary meanings. Disc 2. Wicked words -- Words for beginnings and endings -- Words expressing fear, love, and hatred -- Words for the everyday and the elite -- Words from Gods and heroes -- Humble words and prideful words. Disc 3. High-frequency Greek and Latin roots -- Words relating to belief and trust -- Words for the way we talk -- Words for praise, criticism, and nonsense -- Eponyms from literature and history -- Thinking, teaching, and learning words. Disc 4. Words for the diligent and the lazy -- Words that break and words that join -- Some high-utility Greek and Latin affixes -- Cranky words and cool words -- Words for courage and cowardice -- Reviewing vocabulary through literature. Disc 5. Words for killing and cutting -- A vocabulary grab bag -- Words for words -- Specialty words for language -- Nasty words and nice words -- Words for the really big and the very small. Disc 6. Spelling as a vocabulary tool -- A medley of new words -- Building vocabulary through games -- Words English borrowed and never returned -- More foreign loan words -- Forgotten words and neologisms. Performers:  Lecturer, Professor Kevin Flanigan, Professor of Education at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Summary:  These 36 half-hour lectures will teach you to move beyond definitional vocabulary knowledge toward a rich vocabulary that's broad, deep, and flexible and lasts a lifetime. The course cover the basic principles of vocabulary, introduces a plethora of new words, and examines the etymology and morphology of words. Genre:  Filmed lectures. Educational films. DVDs. Other authors:  Teaching Company. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Nonfeature DVDs DVD 428.1 F585b Adult Dvds-21 Days Checked in Add Copy to MyList Woodlawn Public Library Adult Nonfeature DVDs DVD 428.1 F585b Adult Dvds-21 Days Shelving Cart Add Copy to MyList

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