{"id":1286,"date":"2020-07-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/?p=1286"},"modified":"2021-03-30T06:01:17","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T06:01:17","slug":"guessing-vocabulary-from-context","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/test-prep\/guessing-vocabulary-from-context\/","title":{"rendered":"Teach Your Students This Skill To Help Them Pass Exams, Learn Vocabulary Faster, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/test-prep\/guessing-vocabulary-from-context\/#Tips_for_Guessing\" >Tips for Guessing<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/test-prep\/guessing-vocabulary-from-context\/#1_Focus_On_Context\" >1. Focus On Context<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/test-prep\/guessing-vocabulary-from-context\/#2_Look_Up_the_Word_After_the_Guess\" >2. Look Up the Word After the Guess<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/test-prep\/guessing-vocabulary-from-context\/#3_Allow_Students_to_Think_of_a_Translation\" >3. Allow Students to Think of a Translation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/test-prep\/guessing-vocabulary-from-context\/#Guidelines_to_Teach_Guessing\" >Guidelines to Teach Guessing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/test-prep\/guessing-vocabulary-from-context\/#%F0%9F%93%8C_Takeaways\" >\ud83d\udccc Takeaways<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>Whether we\u2019re taking an exam, watching the news, or having a conversation, a word (or two!) that we don\u2019t recognize will surely pop up. This is where a very critical skill comes in handy: guessing from context. In fact, guessing is <a href=\"http:\/\/tesl-ej.org\/ej26\/a4.html\">how we learned most words in our native language<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, guessing isn\u2019t as easy with foreign languages. This is because we tend to get distracted by a word\u2019s spelling instead of using context clues. For example, someone learning English may see the word \u201cstalk\u201d and think it means \u201ctalk\u201d just because the two words look alike.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can imagine, poor guessing hampers a student\u2019s ability to understand English. If you don\u2019t know how to guess, you have to understand every single word you encounter. With decent guessing abilities, you\u2019ll make sense of more English books, movies, and music with less vocabulary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/drawings\/u\/0\/d\/st655fTaNCg4KgOvn90GTaw\/image?w=624&amp;h=310&amp;rev=175&amp;ac=1&amp;parent=1U_3HAsn2ycQsIvnVeM8vdIq1JUzkMZxlA8IWQGUQemI\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This is not to mention that poor guessing limits students\u2019 potential to learn vocabulary. Just think of all those missed chances to learn a new word in context!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So next time a student asks us what a word means, let\u2019s help them cultivate their guessing abilities. As the saying goes, \u201cGive a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tips_for_Guessing\"><\/span>Tips for Guessing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some tips that we can teach our students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Focus_On_Context\"><\/span>1. Focus On Context<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To guess from context, you need to focus on context. This is a lot harder than it sounds, even for experienced users of a language. For example, when I first saw the word <em>limpid<\/em>, I immediately assumed it was related to a similar-looking word, \u201climp.\u201d Well, it turns out I was way off: limpid means \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vocabulary.com\/dictionary\/limpid\">clear and transparent<\/a>\u201d!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For learners, this problem is even worse, because they\u2019ll confuse parts of speech. For example, your student may see a noun like <em>contamination<\/em> and think it means \u201ccontain,\u201d which is a verb. This confusion of parts of speech will make them even less likely to understand the sentence they\u2019re reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So we\u2019ll want to encourage students to focus on context and the word\u2019s part of speech first!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Look_Up_the_Word_After_the_Guess\"><\/span>2. Look Up the Word After the Guess<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When students guess the meaning of a word, they should look it up in a dictionary as soon as possible. This doubles their chance of remembering it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can encourage your student to install dictionary apps on their computer to speed up the process. Google\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/google-dictionary-by-goog\/mgijmajocgfcbeboacabfgobmjgjcoja?hl=en\">hover-over dictionary<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/readlang.com\/\">Readlang<\/a> are good choices.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If they use an Apple computer, they can simply highlight the word, right-click it, and use the \u201clook up\u201d function to look up the words in Apple\u2019s built in dictionaries:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/drawings\/u\/0\/d\/sXqXPRHYQu7S-zgIpLCKM6g\/image?w=624&amp;h=475&amp;rev=4&amp;ac=1&amp;parent=1U_3HAsn2ycQsIvnVeM8vdIq1JUzkMZxlA8IWQGUQemI\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Allow_Students_to_Think_of_a_Translation\"><\/span>3. Allow Students to Think of a Translation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This final tip applies more to us than our students. When learners guess the meaning of a word from context, many instinctively translate it into their native language. While we may be tempted to lecture our students about thinking in English, <a href=\"https:\/\/pdfs.semanticscholar.org\/0813\/608cbb8380a6985e3cdf817405960f3bb427.pdf\">research<\/a> shows that translation allows students to better remember the word than an English synonym or paraphrase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So let\u2019s focus on helping students guess from context and then allow them to use whatever makes it easier for them to understand the word, whether that be a translation, a synonym, a paraphrase, or an image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Guidelines_to_Teach_Guessing\"><\/span>Guidelines to Teach Guessing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>But how do we teach students to guess? The easiest way to get them to do that is when they ask you the definition of a word, like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/drawings\/u\/0\/d\/szQu5UjWnGL6MWKZRxNozHA\/image?w=623&amp;h=501&amp;rev=292&amp;ac=1&amp;parent=1U_3HAsn2ycQsIvnVeM8vdIq1JUzkMZxlA8IWQGUQemI\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Notice that the tutor doesn\u2019t make the student keep guessing until they get the right answer. We simply don\u2019t have time for that. The important thing is to encourage the student to use context to adjust their guess.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, unless we\u2019re actively preparing a student for reading comprehension exams, we don\u2019t want them to guess more than two or three times per lesson. We can conveniently choose to have students guess from context when we need to look up a word ourselves!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Often, the meaning of the word is directly in the sentence. For example, let\u2019s say you\u2019re reading <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/daily-news\/article\/celebrities-paid-up-to-65m-to-get-kids-into-college\/0_vNAkX4EemYpQuGc-0nuw\">this article<\/a> on celebrities bribing universities, and your student asks you what the word \u201cbond\u201d means:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/1-OJh8J29hhSTneW6uflvpvQo0ykqHiuSEVYMoJby0cj00plmA-OWTxAsPzAig1zl4yfjVhtnLDu_hom3SvZmweE4Yv36ckozL791pC3VbvPOrS5M5NmFr5Q-sML9fWJrUcO-kFN\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Your student asks, \u201cWhat does bond mean?\u201d You can say, \u201cThe meaning of the word is in the sentence. Can you find it?\u201d If your student needs more help, you can say, \u201cIt\u2019s an amount of money that\u2026\u201d and hopefully the student can finish the sentence (\u201cthat people pay to be released from jail\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And if your student gets distracted by the word\u2019s spelling or other meanings (e.g. \u201cto tie\u201d or \u201cto&nbsp; connect\u201d), make sure to direct them back to the context and the part of speech (\u201cIs \u2018bond\u2019 an action or a thing in this sentence?\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your student may also ask you about a word that you used during a discussion. In this case, instead of directly telling them the word, you can repeat the sentence again and see if they can guess its meaning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What if the student doesn\u2019t guess correctly? If they want to move on, it\u2019s best to tell them the answer. But if it seems that they\u2019re willing to keep trying (after all, guessing is fun!), you can nudge them in the right direction by using the word in another sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%93%8C_Takeaways\"><\/span>\ud83d\udccc Takeaways<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>For your convenience, here are the main points of this article:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Focus on context! Not spelling!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. When a student asks you what a word means, ask them to guess it. Then make sure they focus on context instead of spelling. Often, the answer is right in the sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. 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