Minimizing academic English lexicon gap between English first language students and English second language students
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2017
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University of Namibia
Abstract
Vocabulary, much more than grammar, is the key to any learner
to understand what she/he hears and reads in school; and to
communicate successfully with other people. For this reason it is
very important for a learner to quickly build up a large store of words.
Research studies have shown the strong links between having
an extensive vocabulary and achieving school success. Lewis
(1993) states that “Lexis the core or heart of language”. As English
Second Language students develop greater fluency in English it is
significant for them to acquire more productive academic vocabulary
knowledge and to develop their own personal vocabulary learning
strategies. This conceptual paper aims to highlight the academic
lexicon gap between English First Language students and ESL
students. Moreover, it defines what academic vocabulary is and
how vocabulary is learned. Finally it provides effective vocabulary
teaching strategies that could be employed in the ESL classroom
in order to minimize the lexicon gap between English first language
students and ESL students.
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Lexicon, Language acquisition, Teaching strategies
Citation
Mukoroli, J.N. (2017). Minimizing academic English lexicon gap between English first language students and English second language students. JULACE: Journal of University of Namibia Language Centre, 2(2), 38-50.