Abstract:
Abstract: Taking vocabulary problem as a colossal one for Non-English
Majors into consideration, this article analyses the main factors for the
problem. Enriching vocabulary is one of the major ways of acquiring better
skills in any second or foreign language. It is assumed that a person with a
stronger vocabulary stock finds it easier to carry on communication. The
principal focus of language teaching has been on the grammar of the
language for much of the last century across many non-English countries.
Despite the introduction of the communicative language teaching,
vocabulary is still taught as an integrated skill. For, vocabulary knowledge
is important for all the four skill areas. There are several effective explicit
(intentional, planned instruction) and implicit (spontaneous instruction as a
child comes to new words in a text) strategies that teachers can employ for
learners of any age. The article proposes a set of strategy like the use of
context, the use of morphological clues, the use of outside references and
extensive reading.
