06.12.2023 International Scientific Journal "Science and Innovation". Series B. Volume 2 Issue 12
Abstract. This study is conducted in order to provide EFL Learners and Teachers with a guideline to increase basic-level vocabulary with various ways of functional techniques and applications. Moreover, the introduction of this systemic way of learning vocabulary shall enable learners to write in English orthographically correctly and speak without pronunciation errors as well as structural inaccuracies. This study is carried out empirically while observing the sample population directly. Despite the level of one’s knowledge of grammar and macro skills of the English language, possession of enough vocabulary plays the role undoubtedly crucial in the learning and teaching of the English language. Inappropriate teaching and learning techniques to increase vocabulary prevent learners from reaching advanced level and hence even after reaching the advanced level they tend to make spelling mistakes, collocational errors and structural inaccuracies. Developing vocabulary at the very beginning level of learning requires teachers and learners to pay attention to essential factors like the spelling of the word, pronunciation corresponding to the spelling, different parts of speech the word belongs to and meaning variation according to the word class changes and secondary factors that help learners increasing vocabulary through word family and word tree, acquiring thorough knowledge in collocation, synonyms, antonyms, homophones, word tree and so on and so forth. This article will enable learners to increase their vocabulary effectively as well as teachers to teach vocabulary effectively. The findings of this research have been greatly regarded as beneficial by both EFL/ESL teachers and learners.
Keywords: vocabulary, ESL Teaching, ESL Learning, vocabulary teaching.
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