VOCABULARY TEACHING IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPING LINGUISTIC AND COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCES

Abstract

Annotation: Language vocabulary consists of so many and so diversified language elements that its study and learning is far from being just simple memorizing words and using them in different thematic or situational environments. A quick view at the Internet sites related to vocabulary studies demonstrate a wide range of opinions and approaches to the role of vocabulary knowledge in language learning – from the extreme view that the main goal is to “communicate ideas”, no matter what words or grammar or pronunciation you use, to the consideration that the more elaborate the vocabulary is the deeper your language skills and linguistic insight are and the higher your professional prestige is.