Increasing Students Vocabulary in EFL Class
Increasing Students Vocabulary in EFL Class
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2006
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Fernandes, José Maria
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After reviewing the literature, this work tries to show the importance of teaching
vocabulary fõr students’ literacy skills, especially, reading comprehension. Many researchers
suggest that the greatest amount of vocabulary growth occurs through incidental word
learning in wide reading, and, research indicates that vocabulary instruction is an important
vehicle for vocabulary learning. (Anderson& Nagy, as cited in Harmon, 1992, p.306). Word
knowledge is one of the best ways of successful reading and comprehension. “Reading
enhancement correlates with reader’s vocabulary” (Im, 1994, p.12). Therefore, today’s
language teachers and researchers have realized the important role of vocabulary in reading
comprehension.
A survey carried out on 10th, 11th and 12th grade students, regarding their reading
comprehension, shows that unknown words is one of the factors which influences their ability
to read and comprehend a passage. It also shows that students feel the need to be instructed
on strategy when encountering new words and consequently improving their vocabulary.
This inhibits their understanding of a reading selection. As a result it is crucial that teachers
equip students with methodological tools to be employed when they encounter unknown
words.
There are a lot systematic approaches for discerning which skills and words a teacher
should focus on and meaningful classroom activities to reinforce the words and strategies that
teachers can use to help students increase their word knowledge. Finally research indicates
that developing students’ vocabulary correlates with success in all areas of curriculum (Edger,
1999, p.14). The success of vocabulary development depends on students’ active process of
learning and strategies used by teachers.
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Fernandes, José Maria. 2006. Increasing Students Vocabulary in EFL Class. Praia