The goal of these activities is simple: to utilize individual learning styles in order to help students learn new words in a large number of contexts. Underlying the text’s strong visual appeal is the philosophy that an essential part of learning vocabulary is repeated exposure to a word.  Academic Vocabulary provides eight exposures to each vocabulary word in the text plus more opportunities for exposure through the Collaborative Activities and games in the Instructor’s Manual. Academic Vocabulary is an ideal text for both classroom and self-study. The twenty main chapters follow a consistent format.