Learn words in the context in which you find them

In the directions I gave you on the first day of class I asked you to "write the sentence or phrase in which you found the word" or words that you write about on your blog. Some of you have written sentences or phrases that you found in dictionaries or ones that you have made up yourself. I think, though, that the first thing that you should do is to make a note of the sentence in which you actually found the word you have studied. It is very important to learn words in context. So, naturally, you need to pay close attention to the context in which you find the word. That is one reason why I would like you to write the sentence in which you found the word or words that you write about.