The World of Words

The World of Words, Eighth Edition, will help students master strategies
for becoming independent learners of vocabulary, learn specific words
that will be useful in their academic and professional work, and develop
a lifelong interest in words. Through a series of carefully paced lessons,
students learn several hundred words that appear in the “Words to Learn”
sections. In addition, they master three vocabulary development strategies
that facilitate independent learning of word meanings: using the dictionary,
context clues, and ancient Greek and Latin word elements.
The new edition of The World of Words continues to link vocabulary to
students’ general knowledge, covering such topics as food, styles, automobiles,
and sports. I find that students enjoy these features and begin to appreciate
that vocabulary learning is relevant to their lives and careers.
While reinforcing these links, the text also supplies information that will
help students to acquire a firmer knowledge base for college academic
work. Thus, as the book progresses, students read more about science, art,
and classic literature.
The word lists and the ancient Greek and Latin word elements have
been carefully selected on the basis of their appropriate level and usefulness
in students’ academic work. Word elements are presented so that students
can easily recognize them in modern English words. Avoiding complex
discussions of infinitive, participle, and stem forms, the text nevertheless
provides the spellings of the most common word elements in English.
Feedback from students and instructors has enabled me to adapt
this book to the needs of today’s diverse student population. Instructors
will find The World of Words, Eighth Edition, suitable for students of
many cultural and linguistic backgrounds, including those for whom
English is not a native language.

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