Vocabulary: Strategies for Vocabulary Learning & Retention (C2) - Lesson 9: Critically Evaluating and Selecting Vocabulary Learning Resources and Techniques

Lexical Lab 🧪

Evaluating Resources

ការវាយតម្លៃធនធានសិក្សា

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CORPUS

ឃ្លាំងទិន្នន័យ

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DIGITAL

ឌីជីថល

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ANALYZE

វិភាគ

The C2 Shift 🚀

At C2, dictionaries are not enough. You need **Corpora** (real-world usage data) and **Concordancers** to master nuance and frequency.

📊 Linguistic Tools

DATA

Corpus (pl. Corpora)

/ˈkɔːrpəs/

A massive collection of written/spoken texts used for linguistic analysis.

បណ្តុំអត្ថបទ (សម្រាប់សិក្សាភាសា)

SOFTWARE

Concordancer

/kənˈkɔːrdənsər/

Software that lists every occurrence of a word in a corpus with context.

កម្មវិធីវិភាគពាក្យក្នុងអត្ថបទ

CONCEPT

Collocation Dictionary

/ˌkɒləˈkeɪʃn/

Specialized dictionary showing which words naturally go together (e.g., "heavy rain").

វចនានុក្រមពាក្យផ្សំ

⚖️ Evaluation Criteria

Authenticity

/ˌɔːθɛnˈtɪsəti/

Is the language "real" and used by native speakers, or artificial textbook language?

ភាពត្រឹមត្រូវតាមបែបធម្មជាតិ

Register

/ˈrɛdʒɪstər/

The level of formality (Formal, Informal, Academic, Slang).

កម្រិតនៃការប្រើប្រាស់ពាក្យ (ផ្លូវការ/មិនផ្លូវការ)

Frequency

/ˈfriːkwənsi/

How often a word is used. High frequency = essential; Low frequency = rare.

ភាពញឹកញាប់នៃការប្រើប្រាស់

Analysis Quiz 🧪

Test your critical skills!

You want to know if "strong rain" or "heavy rain" is more natural. Which tool is best?

A resource uses only made-up sentences for learners. It lacks:

"Register" refers to:

Mission 📝

Resource Audit

Evaluate a Tool

Choose one English learning app or website you use. Evaluate it:

Does it show Collocations?
(e.g., words that go together)

Is the audio Authentic?
(Computer voice vs. Real human)

Does it indicate Register?
(Does it say if a word is rude/formal?)