A Research About Reasons Make People Not Learning English Easily
SOLUTION FOR USING ENGLISH VOCABULARY
IN SPEAKING AND WRITING
A researcher paper submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the course 2010-2014
Submitted by: Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Mai
Instructor:
D.A Nguyễn Thanh Tuấn
Ho Chi Minh City, December, 2012
Foreign Language Faculty, Hong Bang University
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction 3
Chapter 2: Literature Review 5 1.1 What is Vocabulary? 5 1.2 The real situation of learning English nowadays 6 1.3 The importance of Vocabulary 6 1.4 Word Poverty 7 1.5 Vocabulary Development 8
Chapter 3: Methodology 11 1.1 Subject 11 1.2 Research Procedure 11 13.Sample Selection 11 1.4 Sample Techniques 12 1.5 Data Collection 12 1.6 Reliability and Validity 12
Chapter 4: Discussion 14 1.1 Figure 1 14 1.2 Figure 2 15 1.3 Figure 3 16 1.4 Figure 4 17 1.5 Figure 5 18 1.6 Figure 6 19
Chapter 5: Conclusion 20
References 22
Questionnaire 23
Chapter 1: Introduction Many people learning English as their second language have the same problem. What is the reason why they cannot remember the word that they used to know or read before when they need it? Why? Although you learnt it and it may be not a very hard word to recognize, you still cannot be able to speak that word out or write it down. It seems disappear mysteriously and never exists in your head. “Vocabulary is a very important element within a language as the overwhelming majority of meaning is carried lexically. There are certainly other elements such as: grammar, stress, rhythm, intonation, tone of voice, pauses, hesitations or silences, not to mention the use of non-vocal phenomena: kinesics and proxemics features” (Rosa M.). In my point of view, we cannot learn any languages without knowing the vocabulary of it. It is obviously that how we can express our statuses, our feelings and how we can communicate with no word even in speaking or writing. In
IN SPEAKING AND WRITING
A researcher paper submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the course 2010-2014
Submitted by: Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Mai
Instructor:
D.A Nguyễn Thanh Tuấn
Ho Chi Minh City, December, 2012
Foreign Language Faculty, Hong Bang University
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction 3
Chapter 2: Literature Review 5 1.1 What is Vocabulary? 5 1.2 The real situation of learning English nowadays 6 1.3 The importance of Vocabulary 6 1.4 Word Poverty 7 1.5 Vocabulary Development 8
Chapter 3: Methodology 11 1.1 Subject 11 1.2 Research Procedure 11 13.Sample Selection 11 1.4 Sample Techniques 12 1.5 Data Collection 12 1.6 Reliability and Validity 12
Chapter 4: Discussion 14 1.1 Figure 1 14 1.2 Figure 2 15 1.3 Figure 3 16 1.4 Figure 4 17 1.5 Figure 5 18 1.6 Figure 6 19
Chapter 5: Conclusion 20
References 22
Questionnaire 23
Chapter 1: Introduction Many people learning English as their second language have the same problem. What is the reason why they cannot remember the word that they used to know or read before when they need it? Why? Although you learnt it and it may be not a very hard word to recognize, you still cannot be able to speak that word out or write it down. It seems disappear mysteriously and never exists in your head. “Vocabulary is a very important element within a language as the overwhelming majority of meaning is carried lexically. There are certainly other elements such as: grammar, stress, rhythm, intonation, tone of voice, pauses, hesitations or silences, not to mention the use of non-vocal phenomena: kinesics and proxemics features” (Rosa M.). In my point of view, we cannot learn any languages without knowing the vocabulary of it. It is obviously that how we can express our statuses, our feelings and how we can communicate with no word even in speaking or writing. In
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