A Quasi-Experimental Study of English Vocabulary Teaching Based on Incidental Acquisition

Recent years have witnessed a phenomenon that major English teachers in China have adopted the traditional teaching pattern, mechanically linking English pronunciations directly with the meaning of Chinese, which gradually dampens learners’ enthusiasm. The chief purpose of this paper was to design one English vocabulary teaching lesson based on incidental acquisition. More specifically, the questions raised are, on the one hand, whether incidental vocabulary teaching imprints differences on the learning outcomes for middle school students, and, on the other hand, whether incidental acquisition results in positive feedback between teachers and students. The technique we applied was referred to as questionnaires and interviews addressed to a sample of 68 students. Focusing on the effect of incidental vocabulary acquisition, the analysis demonstrated that it could enhance students’ vocabulary capacity. In addition, it was interesting to note that excellent students and average students tended to embrace the new teaching style while underachievers were on the opposite side. On this basis, it is recommended for English teachers to design English vocabulary lessons, adopting visual, auditory, oral, reading or writing training. More precisely, they should use phonics rules and patterns, holistic learning, classified vocabulary teaching, visual illustration or multimedia teaching to give lessons effectively and expand learners’ vocabulary.

Ecological Classroom Model for Vocabulary Teaching Based on Markov Chain

This paper explores the current English vocabulary teaching classroom based on an eco-linguistic perspective and the Markov chain,points out the ecological imbalance in the English vocabulary classroom,and proposes measures to solve the problem and strategies to build an ecological English vocabulary learning classroom,in order to provide some reference for future English vocabulary curriculum reform and curriculum design.In this paper,a random sample of 20 students from each class was taken from an advanced arts class and an advanced science class.The results show that after a semester of teaching process,the overall English scores of the arts and science classes improved,and since,the arts classes improved more and the teachers’teaching quality was better.

Research on Vocabulary Learning in English Classroom Teaching Based on Corpus

The difficulty of learning English is not only related to interest,but also related to the correctness of learning methods.Especially in English teaching,a comprehensive and in-depth mastery of vocabulary can improve the level of English language,learn English knowledge better,and improve the level of cross-cultural communication.The application of corpus in English classroom vocabulary teaching can provide more educational space for vocabulary teaching,enrich teaching methods,and at the same time,facilitate students to learn vocabulary and lay a foundation for learning English language.To this end,this article first describes the important role of corpus application in vocabulary learning in English classroom teaching.Secondly,it discusses the difficulties of vocabulary learning and the factors that affect the quality of learning.Finally,in order to enhance the learning effect of students and improve the teaching level,several learning strategies have been formulated to continuously highlight the practicality of the corpus.

An Application of Game Teaching Approach in Primary School English Vocabulary Teaching——A Case Study of Wenzhou Jingshan Primary School

Vocabulary is a key to English learning. How to memorize words effectively has become a heated topic among teachers and students. Since primary school is the initial stage of English learning, it is imperative to cultivate students' interest in English and find a useful way of learning vocabulary. The study aims to prove that game teaching approach as a commonly used teaching approach can motivate students' interest and assist English teaching if it is combined with vocabulary teaching properly. In the study, 70 students of Grade four were randomly chosen from Wenzhou Jingshan primary school as the subjects, class 1as the experimental group while Class 2 as the control one. The results show that game teaching approach applied in English vocabulary teaching can help students learn vocabulary more efficiently than traditional vocabulary teaching method.

Considerations on Carrying Out Vocabulary Teaching Efficiently

This paper analyses current situations and some problems with vocabulary leaning confronted by students (especially Mongolian students) in Inner Mongolian, which should be solved urgently since the requirements of College English Teaching Curriculum are increasing, and it points out the improvement of vocabulary teaching strategies should become college English teachers' main concern. Finally, interesting methods of presenting vocabulary and effective ways of checking students' vocabulary are suggested ...

On the vocabulary acquisition theories and vocabulary teaching of foreign languages

As one of the important phases of language acquisition process, vocabulary acquisition has great impact on one＇s language competence and communication competence. However, there are still some problems in students＇ vocabulary acquisition. This paper first discusses the current problems in vocabulary teaching, and then analyzes some laws in vocabulary acquisition, and at last it discusses the advantages of making use of Internet in vocabulary teaching, which aims to find a possible solution to the problems.

Implications of language attrition theory to vocabulary teaching strategies

As the reverse of language acquisition, language attrition refers to the loss of language ability resulting from little or no use of certain languages over a period of time. Among the three factors of language, vocabulary tends to be more vulnerable to attrition compared with syntax and phoneme. Therefore, a study based on vocabulary attrition is of greater importance. By reviewing the literatures on language attrition and outlining the influencing factors of language attrition, the paper tends to figure out the corresponding strategies which are effective in college English vocabulary teaching.

Analyses on the Current Situation of the Vocabulary Teaching and Learning in College English

Through the analyses on the current situation of the vocabulary teaching and learning of College English,the necessity for improvement of vocabulary teaching is explained for exploring an effective way of the vocabulary teaching and learning with the aid of modern technology.

The Effect of Input and Output on Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition and Implications for Vocabulary Teaching

Vocabulary is the basis of language learning. The study of vocabulary is an important part of second language acquisition research field. This article mainly reviews external factors that influence the second language vocabulary acquisition research at home in recent years. It emphatically summarizes the effect of input and output on vocabulary acquisition, vocabulary teaching,that will provide some suggestions for the future vocabulary acquisition.

The Enlightenment of Iconicity to English Vocabulary Teaching

Iconicity has been a complement and challenge to Saussure’s language arbitrariness.So far,scholars have done numer⁃ous researches in the fields of discourse analysis,syntactic explanation by resorting to iconicity.Though some scholars have set foot on English vocabulary teaching from the perspective of iconicity,their viewpoints still remain to be polished and refined.This the⁃sis will indicate some errors existing in vocabulary teaching and introduce iconicity theories,the inspiration of which becomes an alternative approach in vocabulary teaching.

Cognitive Metaphor for English-major Vocabulary and Reading Teaching

This paper makes an analysis of the cognitive nature of metaphor, expounds the view that metaphor is the necessity of cognitive process of vocabulary and reading teaching, especially for the English major. By employing some typical examples from the English-major textbooks, it advances how to train and raise specific teaching ways by utilizing metaphorical thinking.

On Disciplinary Orientation and Course Design of Vocabulary Teaching

This paper argues that the present vocabulary teaching needs reorienting so as to achieve a more systematic and principled vocabulary teaching suitable for China＇s non-English majors. The author then tries to propose a new model of vocabulary teaching, which consists of explicit instruction, incidental learning and strategy training.

Teachers＇ role in vocabulary teaching： Strategies for vocabulary teaching

Much research has been done on how to help students to improve their language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing, but how to help students with the acquisition of vocabulary which is essential to the development of language skills has been neglected. This paper is an attempt to explore the teacher＇s role in helping students with vocabulary acquisition. Word knowledge is discussed, selection of words to be taught, techniques for presentation and strategies for self-learning.

New Curriculum-Based English Vocabulary Teaching Approaches For Senior High School

There have been some problems in both vocabulary teaching for teachers and vocabulary learning for students.In light of the new curriculum,this paper summarizes specific presenting methods,memory strategies and ways to revise and consolidate in vocabulary teaching,which may help senior high school teachers in vocabulary teaching.

Necessity of vocabulary teaching and learning in the depth and some feasible teaching method

Traditionally speaking, when teaching vocabulary in the class, teachers tend to put emphasis on the words＇ basic meaning or their meaning in the text. However, vocabulary development in the depth is not so reinforced, including the introduction of the social and cultural background of the words, use in the context, etc. Therefore, many learners can＇t avoid encountering the difficulty to bridge the gap between vocabulary learning and vocabulary application. This paper, which is based on the theory of language cognition, holds that vocabulary teaching and learning in the depth is of equal importance in language education. What＇s more, some vocabulary teaching method, focused on improving non-English-majored college learners＇ vocabulary, is put forward for reference.

On How to Incorporate Cultural Connotation into English Vocabulary Teaching

0 Introduction From a sociolinguistic perspective,competence in language use is determined not only by the ability to use language with grammatical accuracy,but also to use language appropriate to particular contexts.Thus,successful language learning requires language users to know the culture that underlies language.However,in foreign language teaching practice,culture teaching is often neglected,or introduced as no more than a supplementary diversion to language instruction.And the methods on how to teach the cultural knowledge is attached even less importance to.

Towards a Scientific Teaching of English Vocabulary

Vocabulary teaching is one of the key links in the teaching of college English. A good mastery of English vocabulary has a world of differences in learning the five fundamental skills of listening, speaking, reading, writing and translating required in the college curriculum. This paper expounds thoroughly how an overall English vocabulary teaching is achieved systematically by means of phonetics, morphology, semantics and psychology, which provides the students with an easy and scientific way to the vocabulary learning, thus offering them a solid language foundation for their mastery of the five skills.

Morphology Study and English Vocabulary Teaching in College

Learning a foreign language is based on the master of its vocabulary. Vocabulary is one of the ＇bottlenecks＇ in the learning of English. It will greatly influence the expression in our communication. Both teachers and students need to pay much more attention to the learning of English vocabulary. This paper discusses the study of morphology from the perspective of modern linguistics, including the definitions of morpheme, types of morphemes, morphological structure and the main processes of word-formation of the language. Meanwhile, the author analyzes how the morphology study is applicable to English vocabulary teaching and learning in college, especially explores the purpose of the English vocabulary teaching in college, and finally proposes Some practical approaches of vocabulary teaching from the study of morphology.

The Effective Techniques of Dictation-based Vocabulary Teaching in English Classes

Dictation is a traditional but still widely applied method to teach language vocabulary,grammar structures and other language skills.Because of the teachers’negative opinions on dictation and improper ways of dictation conduction,dictation hasn’t received a satisfying expectation in English vocabulary teaching in China.This research attempts to find out some innovative dictation activities and some effective techniques which can help English teachers in China conduct dictation in these activities to promote the efficiency of language vocabulary teaching.

On Vocabulary Teaching Approaches——Take the Non-English Major in Guangxi as an Example

Word is deemed as one of the indispensable building blocks of a language;however,the non-English major in China is suffer-ing from the traditional vocabulary teaching approaches.This paper tries to analyze the traditional vocabulary teaching approaches forthe non-English major in the traditional teaching context in some universities in Guangxi,with the purpose of proposing some workablesuggestions.