I have begun the assigned readings and find them quite interesting. I began the readings first in the Philosophy of Education. I am able to see right away that these text books are several notches higher than those we used in the BSN program. Every sentence or two has a word that I have no idea what it means! I even found one word that is not even in the dictionary! I suspect part of my grade may depend on being able to write similarly as well.
I decided there must be an app for that!
So I got my iPhone, searched for an online Dictionary, and...walah! A free comprehensive online dictionary application. With no further ado, I promptly downloaded it and added it to my phone. The app is called by the way "Dictionary.com". It is an unabridged dictionary and is based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary; all 20 megs worth. For all of us older adults that have actually seen one of these dictionaries in actual print, the mega dictionary holds every word ever known in the English language, along I'm sure with many that are not known, weighs about 50 pounds (ok, maybe only 35), and is about 10 inches thick (ok, really about 6 inches).
To make a long story short, or should I say... shorter, I am now reading Nodding's advanced text with dictionary as close as my iPhone, and using it often. I'm also highlighting new words that I am learning. Hopefully some of them will rub off on me as I proceed in these studies. I personally am a fan of simple language that most everyone can understand, but we are after all, now Master's students. I suppose a higher mastery of the English language is now in order, and so, I will march on, with iPhone app Dictionary.com close by my side.
