Learning New Vocabulary
Students of English need to learn a lot of vocabulary. To be successful, they need to decide what vocabulary items to learn. As they choose which vocabulary items to study, considering the frequency of the vocabulary items in general use may be useful as well thinking about their own personal needs. They also need to decide which aspects of those vocabulary items to learn. and how to learn those vocabulary items. There are many aspects involved in learning vocabulary items related to form, meaning and use. Also they need to decide how to study vocabulary. This may include questions as to whether to learn items in isolation or context, whether to learn in semantic groups and how to reinforce and review learning.
