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Without thinking about it, we usually pick up about a thousand new words a year. Starting university puts additional pressure on this natural development of your vocabulary as you extend your vocab to include professional terminology and academic language.  \nWhat is academic vocabulary?  \nOne of the first things you’ll notice at university is that there are a lot of new words to learn. A large number of these will fall into two major categories.  \n1. Subject specific or technical language  \nThese are the kinds of words that describe the theories and processes in your own field (discipline) . Psychology, for example, will use different words (or words differently) from commerce, nursing or law.  \n2. General academic words  \nThese are words (and their various forms) that research has shown to appear frequently in academic texts across a wide range of subject areas. These words have been collated into The Academic Word List, which is easily accessed on the internet. Many of the words on the list you will know or be familiar with. Others you may not know or not be sure how to use independently. Test yourself on some academic vocabulary at the end of this section.  \nWhy is vocabulary important?  \nIncreasing your vocabulary can benefit your academic studies in a number of ways. It can help you:  \n• get through the reading you have to do much more quickly  \n• express yourself more effectively in both written and spoken English  \n• improve your marks in exams and assignments  \n• give you confidence that you’re actively engaging with your subject  \n• connect you to the community surrounding your subject area.  \nHow can I increase my vocabulary? Most learning has several phases. With vocabulary the process is often like this:  \n• identifying a new word  \n• becoming familiar with the new word (knowing you’ve seen or heard it before)  \n• being able to understand the word in an appropriate context  \n• being able to give a rough definition of it  \n• truly ‘knowing’ the word, using it naturally in speaking or writing.  \nThis process takes time but you can speed it up by taking an active interest in new words and increasing your contact with the words. One way of doing this is to develop your own card system (see below) . Not surprisingly, you’ll also need the help of dictionaries.  \napproximately beneficial commentaries diversity enormity financial implementation persistence    \nStudy Tips: Academic vocabulary -1-  \nDictionaries  \nSubject specific dictionary  \nIf you know you’re going to focus on a particular subject (e.g. psychology) throughout your course, it’s worth buying a subject specific dictionary e.g. a Dictionary of Psychology. Why? Because:  \n• You won’t find some of the terms you’ll need to know in a standard average sized dictionary. They are too specific. e.g. operant conditioning  \n• You may find some terms in a standard dictionary, but the academic meaning required by your subject area may be slightly different. e.g. discourse  \nStandard English dictionary  \nIt’s useful to have a standard dictionary at home. You can’t borrow dictionaries from the library and owning one gives you control over your learning of new words. Buy a good quality and decent-sizedone (not a pocket dictionary – it simply doesn’t have enough words in them) . RMIT refers to the Macquarie Dictionary. A good dictionary is an investment for life; you will never stop coming across new words.  \nEnglish learner’s dictionary  \nIf English is not your first language it is worth investing in a specialised learner’s dictionary. A couple of good and relatively cheap ones are:  \nCollins Cobuild English Language Dictionary, and Oxford Advanced Dictionary of Current English.  \nNB . If you are not a native English speaker you should try to use only an English/English dictionary. 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