VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES IN EAP (ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES) TEACHING
Keywords:
learning from context, dictionary usage, vocabulary notetaking, rote rehearsal, encoding, word formation, semantic networks, online/digital/electronic dictionary, paper dictionaryAbstract
This article discusses vocabulary as a main component in acquiring a foreign language. Learners can acquire a large amount of vocabulary items with the help of vocabulary learning strategies. Vocabulary learning strategies can be viewed from at least three perspectives. Firstly, a vocabulary learning strategy can be regarded as any action taken by the learner to aid the learning process of new vocabulary. Second one is that vocabulary learning strategies could be related to actions taken by the learner to improve the efficiency of vocabulary learning. The third one is vocabulary learning strategies can be regarded as conscious actions taken by the learner to study new words. In this article vocabulary learning strategies are conferred such as Learning from context, Dictionary usage, Vocabulary notetaking, Rote rehearsal, Encoding, Word formation, Semantic networks and vocabulary in use.
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