{"title":"HOW TO ENJOY THE JOURNEY: FOREIGN LANGUAGE VOCABULARY LEARNING AND TEACHING","authors":"Jana Kamenická","doi":"10.18355/pg.2019.8.2.2","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Foreign language vocabulary can be considered as a collection of items, while grammar as a system of rules. Quite often the emphasis has been put mostly on grammar – since it is easier to reapply a rule-based system, once it has been learned. On the other hand, vocabulary items can sparsely be reapplied, they can only be accumulated. Therefore, it is essential to consider the “ hows ” of the accumulation, or rather, the “ hows ” of FL teaching and learning. A vast number of researchers tried to define what helps to learn FL vocabulary effectively. We propose several strategies and techniques – which can prevent FL teachers and learners from “wasting of their fuel”, and memory aids – which will enable them to enjoy the journey towards the successful FL acquisition.","PeriodicalId":34591,"journal":{"name":"Slavonic Pedagogical Studies Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2019-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"3","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Slavonic Pedagogical Studies Journal","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.18355/pg.2019.8.2.2","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Foreign language vocabulary can be considered as a collection of items, while grammar as a system of rules. Quite often the emphasis has been put mostly on grammar – since it is easier to reapply a rule-based system, once it has been learned. On the other hand, vocabulary items can sparsely be reapplied, they can only be accumulated. Therefore, it is essential to consider the “ hows ” of the accumulation, or rather, the “ hows ” of FL teaching and learning. A vast number of researchers tried to define what helps to learn FL vocabulary effectively. We propose several strategies and techniques – which can prevent FL teachers and learners from “wasting of their fuel”, and memory aids – which will enable them to enjoy the journey towards the successful FL acquisition.