When and Where did I find the word: I found this word in our course text (Billmeyer & Barton, 1998) on page 19. The authors state: "Each content area has its own unique vocabulary or lexicon."
Full Citation: Billmeyer, R. & Barton, M.L. (1998). Teaching reading in the content areas: If not me, then who? (2nd ed.).
Aurora, CO: Mid-continent Regional Educational Laboratory.
What is means: I have come across this word several times and I find it extrememly important for all educators to know. As the authors state, a lexicon is a specific vocabulary for a specific content area or profession. To get a more "in-depth" definition I turned to dictionary.com. According to dictionary.com lexicon "the vocabulary of a particular language, field, social class, person, etc."
Level of Familiarity: During my undergraduate work I heard the word lexicon a lot. In fact the text ( Billmeyer & Barton, 1998) was used in one of my undergraduate courses. However, I haven't heard the word much during my grad work until now. As Literacy Specialists (or soon to be literacy specialists) we have our own lexicon.
Do I Want to Know This Word Well and Why? I already know this word but I think realizing the importance of this word is important. As educators in different content areas, or as literacy specialists, we have our own lexicon. We may know the "language" but we as educators can NOT expect our students to just know what we know.
Do I Think Others Should Know This Word Well...if so WHO and WHY?: I think that the word lexicon is important to know, but like I have said, it is important to know that lexicons exist in education throughout the many different content areas. As educators we need to educate our students on the lexicon in our content area.
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