How to learn field-related vocabulary fast?

Introduction

Hi, everybody. If you don't already know, my name is William. I'm a student in business management at Ahuntsic College and today I'll show you how to use a virtual glossary which will help you learn words about a field-related subject.

Like most people, I don't only want to look smart when talking about my field of study, I want to know what I'm talking about using the appropriate vocabulary. Don't you?

I study in French, and I'm pretty fluent in English, but most of my field-related vocabulary aren't words I use in my day-to-day life. The glossary really helped me develop and expend my vocabulary.

I'm proud to say that I got 100% on my first glossary attempt. You are in good hands.

My goal is to demonstrate how to create and use a field-related glossary. It's easy, you'll see.

Pay close attention to the five-minute screencast. Get comfortable, and make a commitment to stay focused for the whole video.

You'll be amazed by what's coming next and how easy it is.

The Problem

During the semester, none of our Business classes, for example, are taught in English. All the vocabulary I learned in French won't be useful at all once I spend most of my day speaking English, and I won't look very professional asking co-workers how to translate certain words. I need to know the vocabulary before accepting that job.

As I said earlier, if you make a bad impression, you could lose a lot of clients and eventually a lot of money.

For example, suppose you found a job where most of your clients speak French, but you get this one big-time American client who only speaks English. You'll need to communicate in English, using the appropriate vocabulary. That's where the importance of the glossary comes in place.

I know it can sound difficult. Don't worry, I have an easy solution for you in the next minutes.

The Quest

First, open your browser. It can be "Google Chrome", "Safari" or "yahoo". After, in the search bar at the top-middle of your screen, type the URL virtualwritingtutor.com. It'll bring you on the website we are going to use to create our glossary.

On the right hand side, you'll find a "Login" signe.

In the top right corner of the website, you'll see some icons. You can click on them if you want to share the website on any other media. Under these icons, you'll see a blue stripe with all the different information the website provides, but the one we're interested in is "Writing Tools".

The Solution

Once you've clicked on "Writing Tools", it'll open a menu with the different tools you can create. You're going to click on "Glossary creator".

After that, you'll see two blue boxes, "Video tutorial" and "Examples". You can click on them to help you create your Glossary once you're done listening to my screencast. Then, you're look for the "Create New Glossary" title in the middle of your screen, and you'll write down the title of your glossary in the title bar right under it. You can now start your glossary by clicking on "New Glossary".

Once you've opened your glossary, your screen should be separated in two. On the left you'll find the space where you can fill the blanks. On the right you'll find a "preview" of what your glossary would look lit once it is published.

You can do as many words as you like. Start by writing in the "topic" section your field of study by clicking on the blue square and pen icon.

You can also write a little introduction if you like, but if the glossary is only for yourself it is not mandatory.

Next, you're going to add your first term or word in the "Term" section by clicking on the little blue icon right next to it. It'll open a zone text for you to write the term and then you can check the grammar by clicking on "Check Grammar", and when your done, click on "save" to save what you wrote.

Everything you save will appear on the right hand side of the screen in the "Preview" section.

Next, your going to add the "part of speech" of your term in the "Part of speech" section by clicking on the blue icon right next to it.

After that, you can add an audio file to check the pronunciation of your term in the "Pronunciation" section always by clicking on the blue icon. It'll open a space where you will find a "sound" icon. Click on it to automatically add the audio file, then click on the "save" to save it.

You will then add a definition in the "Definition" section. Again, it will open a space where you'll find a "Go" blue square. Click on it, and it'll search for you the definition on your browser. Select the right definition and save it.

You can also add a translation by following the same steps as the other sections. Select the language you want your term to be translated in and click on the "Go" to search the translation on your browser. Copy-past it and save it.

Follow the same steps for the two last sections, and when your done with the first term, you can add more by clicking on the "+ Term" in the middle-bottom of your screen. Follow the same steps for each terms.