STATUS OF VOCABULARY, KEY CONCEPTS, IMPORTANCE OF VOCABULARY AND LEXICAL ITEMS, AND TEACHING VOCABULARY (SUMMARY)
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In an English course, there are four skills that must be taught by teachers, namely: reading, writing, speaking and listening. Reading activities needs accuracy to understand words in each paragraph so they know true information. Learners needs accuracy structure in arranges words in writing skills. listening needs accuracy in analyse what native speaker’s say. Speaking needs accuracy in pronounce English words and intonation. Reading is one of language skills. Teachers have to teach reading words, phrases, sentences, or texts in English. Reading skill is taught by teachers to make students have a lot of understanding of vocabulary.
According to Webster’s Ninth collegiate dictionary (1978), vocabulary is: a.)A list or collection of words and phrase usually alphabetically arranged and explained or defined, b.) A sum or stock of words employed by a language group individual or a work or in a field of knowledge, c.) A list or collection of terms or codes available for use.
From the definitions above, it shows that vocabulary is a component of language and number of words used by a person, class, profession, etc. In the communication and every aspect such as in trade, education, business, etc.
According to Doff (1990:11), There are some techniques for teaching vocabulary, especially new words: Say the words clearly and write it on the board, Get the class to repeat the word in chorus,Translate the word into the students’ own language, Ask the students to translate the word, Draw a picture to show what the words mean, Give an English example to show the word is used, Ask a question by using the new word.
A Lexical item (or lexical unit, lexical entry) is a single word or chain of words that forms the basic elements of a language's lexicon (vocabulary). Examples are "cat", "traffic light", "take care of", "by-the-way", and "it's raining cats and dogs". Lexical items can be generally understood to convey a single meaning, much as a lexeme, but are not limited to single words. Lexical items are like semes in that they are "natural units" translating between languages, or in learning a new language. In this last sense, it is sometimes said that language consists of grammaticalized lexis, and not lexicalized grammar. The entire store of lexical items in a language is called its lexis.(Wikipedia).
In his classification, for the lexical units, Lewis (1997:255-270) suggest the following units:
Words: book, pencil, chair,etc.
Multy word items: to catch a cold, we’ll see respectively, etc.
Polywords: put off, by the way,of course,etc.
Collocation (word partnership): boil meat, toast bread, etc.
Institutionalized Expression: not yet, certainly, please,etc
Chunking: terrible accident, sense of humor, totally convinced, etc.
Much Deiniatur
In an English course, there are four skills that must be taught by teachers, namely: reading, writing, speaking and listening. Reading activities needs accuracy to understand words in each paragraph so they know true information. Learners needs accuracy structure in arranges words in writing skills. listening needs accuracy in analyse what native speaker’s say. Speaking needs accuracy in pronounce English words and intonation. Reading is one of language skills. Teachers have to teach reading words, phrases, sentences, or texts in English. Reading skill is taught by teachers to make students have a lot of understanding of vocabulary.
According to Webster’s Ninth collegiate dictionary (1978), vocabulary is: a.)A list or collection of words and phrase usually alphabetically arranged and explained or defined, b.) A sum or stock of words employed by a language group individual or a work or in a field of knowledge, c.) A list or collection of terms or codes available for use.
From the definitions above, it shows that vocabulary is a component of language and number of words used by a person, class, profession, etc. In the communication and every aspect such as in trade, education, business, etc.
According to Doff (1990:11), There are some techniques for teaching vocabulary, especially new words: Say the words clearly and write it on the board, Get the class to repeat the word in chorus,Translate the word into the students’ own language, Ask the students to translate the word, Draw a picture to show what the words mean, Give an English example to show the word is used, Ask a question by using the new word.
A Lexical item (or lexical unit, lexical entry) is a single word or chain of words that forms the basic elements of a language's lexicon (vocabulary). Examples are "cat", "traffic light", "take care of", "by-the-way", and "it's raining cats and dogs". Lexical items can be generally understood to convey a single meaning, much as a lexeme, but are not limited to single words. Lexical items are like semes in that they are "natural units" translating between languages, or in learning a new language. In this last sense, it is sometimes said that language consists of grammaticalized lexis, and not lexicalized grammar. The entire store of lexical items in a language is called its lexis.(Wikipedia).
In his classification, for the lexical units, Lewis (1997:255-270) suggest the following units:
Words: book, pencil, chair,etc.
Multy word items: to catch a cold, we’ll see respectively, etc.
Polywords: put off, by the way,of course,etc.
Collocation (word partnership): boil meat, toast bread, etc.
Institutionalized Expression: not yet, certainly, please,etc
Chunking: terrible accident, sense of humor, totally convinced, etc.
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