Grammar Fundamentals Vocabulary Journal

Unit 1

Preposition: a word usually preceding a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word/element in the clause

Interjection: an abrupt remark, made especially as an aside or interruption

Predicate: the part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject

Compound sentence: a sentence with more than one subject or predicate

Complex sentence: a sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses

Unit 2

Grammar Translation Method: the study of rules and the translation of vocabulary and sentences from English to one’s L1

Rote: mechanical or habitual repetition of something to be learned

Mnemonics: a device such as a pattern of letters, ideas, or associations that assists in remembering something, aiding or designed to aid the memory

Prosody: the pattern of rhythm and sound used in poetry

Phatic: relating to language used for general purposes of social interaction, rather than to convey information or ask questions (eg. Hello, how are you?)

Unit 3

Scaffold: a temporary platform, either supported from below or suspended from above, on which workers sit or stand when performing tasks at heights above the ground and/or to provide or support with a raised framework or platform

Holistic: characterized by comprehension of the parts of something as intimately interconnected and explicable only by reference to the whole

Conjunction: a word used to connect clause or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause

Interlanguage: the version of the language which a leaner has at any one stage of development, and which is continually reshaped as he or she aims towards full mastery

Autonomy: the right or condition of self government, freedom from external control or influence; independence

Paralinguistic: relating to or denoting paralanguage (intonation, pitch etc.) or the non-lexical elements of communication by speech

Unit 4

Synthesize: combine (a number of things) into a coherent whole, make something, produce

Manifesto: a public declaration of policy and aims, a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motive, or views of its issuer

Collocations: the habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance, the action of placing things side by side or in position

Consolidate: make (something) physically stronger or more solid, combine (a number of things) into a single more effective or coherent whole

Modal verb: a verb that combines with another verb to indicate mood or tense, how we describe our worldview and articulate our perspective (ex. Can, could, should)

Cloze: of, relating to, or being a test of reading comprehension that involves having the person being tested supply words which have been systematically deleted from a text