Teaching vocabulary is a key factor when learning a foreign language. However, there are many teachers who do not teach vocabulary, or who just introduce it to students by repeating or reading it in the lesson. The main goals of my work are to emphasize the importance of teaching vocabulary and to introduce ways and techniques of presenting vocabulary in the classroom. The first section will define the meaning of vocabulary, and explain why it is essential for students to learn new vocabulary, and the
characteristic among the other language learning strategies. Self-directed learners make conscious choices for finding solutions to problems and organizing knowledge and building skills. Kafipour and Naveh state that it is crucial for students to recognize the meanings of the novel words in a reading text in order to comprehend it. Learners’ familiarity with the vocabulary learning strategies facilitates them to understand a reading text. This recognition of vocabulary learning strategies
There have been several studies about the importance of vocabulary size in language learning. For instance, Tschirner (2004) argues that vocabulary size is regarded as one of the most important indicators of second language reading proficiency in particular and of academic language skills in general. In many other studies (Laufer and Nation, 1995; Laufer, 1998; Zimmerman, 2005), the vocabulary size has also been found to be closely associated with second language writing ability. Furthermore, in
In the article “The Importance of Free Playing in the Early Childhood Classroom,” Maria Engel point out that learning through playing is more important effect for young children. The author defend that “kindergarten should be All play” (Engal). Moreover, author is worried about the student who reads at high level, but cannot related to other children and does not pick up social cusses. This is why play is so necessary. Play is not just “fun” that is support brain activity. When the young children
Repeated readings are the point at which a student peruses the same content again and again until the rate of reading has no mistakes. This technique is possible separately or in a group setting. This strategy was initially focused for students with learning incapacities until teachers understood that all students can profit from this procedure. Repeated Reading uses repeated guided oral reading practice and prompt blunder amendment to enhance reading rate, precision, and comprehension. Students read
Abstract Vocabulary learning has always been a major concern for those who want to learn a second language. The present study aimed at determination the role of games on kid's vocabulary learning. The study was conducted with twenty students they were divided into the experimental group and the control group . The result with the experimental group was superior to those of the control group. Games not only bring fun to the class, but they also motivate students and build their confidence
not the first language of many students in Turkey, students might face some difficulties when learning the language. Due to the fact that this study is small-scale research, it does not represent the population of Turkey. In this research, six adult L2 learners demonstrate outstanding levels of difficulties or challenges in certain fields such as speaking, listening, reading, writing, grammar and vocabulary. Each of the six students is aware of their own difficulties and weaknesses. The finding indicated
Cognizant to the low performance of the students in NAT, the Department of Education Secretary Armin A. Luistro (2012) underscored that it is important to consider the reading capability of students because reading is the foundation of all academic learning. Hence, if pupils fail to master basic reading skills at the outset, consequently, they would have a constant struggle to other disciplines. Thus, depriving them of the chance to become literate and productive individuals (The Philippine Star,
Serjeantson (1962) writes in her books that England has always welcomed the alien and hundreds of words of non-English origin are part of English vocabulary indistinguishable from the native ones. More than sixty percent of English words have Latin origin while it is the case in more than ninety percent of the words with respect to technology and science domain (Green, 1990). While containing 178 Anglo-Saxon roots, the English language consists of 280 more roots out which almost all are Greek and
English language is one of the most important communication tools in the world. Learning English is a necessary subject for all contexts of English as a second or foreign language due to its popularity and importance all over the universe. Also word acquisition and identification of words rapidly as a skill is a major correlate of reading (Nathan & Stanovich, 1991). So students’ success with sight word recognition is a critical part in their achievement as lifelong readers