iLANG support
iLANG runs a range of language events throughout the year to help you develop your vocabulary. These include:
- Activities and workshops
- Short courses
- Advising
Visit the website of iLANG at http://cle.hkust.edu.hk/archive/2021/ilang/ilang/ to find out about these events and to register for them online. For general enquiries, please call 2358 7851 or visit the iLANG office at room 3018 (lifts 2 & 3)
Online Resources
Vocabulary Learning Strategies
- 10 best vocabulary learning tips
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/vocabulary_tips.htm
10 practical suggestions for learning English words.
- Strategies for learning vocabulary
https://cle.hkust.edu.hk/archive/2021/ilang/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/V4_F17_20170923.pdf A leaflet from Language Commons, HKUST, that offers practical strategies for learning vocabulary. You can pick up a hard copy of this leaflet from the Language Commons at room 3018/9.
Words to Learn
- Words in the News (BBC)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish
Part of the BBC Learning English website, with daily news reports and a focus on vocabulary and pronunciation.
- Oxford 3000
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/oxford3000/
3000 keywords that are widely used in English and regarded as important for expression of general ideas. Click on a word to look it up in the Oxford Advanced Learners’ Dictionary.
- Academic Word List
//cle.hkust.edu.hk/archive/2021/tests/elpa/vocabulary_new/
This list was developed at HKUST. Another developed by Averil Coxhead, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, is available at the next link. Both are lists of words that you are likely to meet if you study at an English-speaking university. The lists are divided into 10 sublists.
- Vocabulary Exercises for the Academic Word List
http://www.englishvocabularyexercises.com/AWL/id21.htm
30 online gap-fill exercises for each of the 10 sublists of the Academic Word List.
- Checking Your Word Power
https://www.lextutor.ca/tests/levels/recognition/2_10k/
Take vocabulary tests to find out your English vocabulary level. You can take tests at word levels of 3000, 5000, 10000 and at the University Word List Level.
- More Online Resources Suggestions
http://cle.hkust.edu.hk/archive/2021/ilang/resources-vocabulary/
Go to the iLANG site to see more online resources suggestions.