THE IMPORTANCE OF LEARNING VOCABULARY IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Keywords:
languages, vocabulary, books, knowledge, strategy, communicate.Abstract
This article analyzes the importance of vocabulary in the process of learning a foreign language and its great importance in language learning. Vocabulary is also important in second and foreign language learning because students with limited vocabulary may not be able to understand others or express their feelings. The finding suggest that the vocabulary knowledge of foreign language is necessary, it provides learners a broader ability to produce well-structured written texts and contributes to the comprehension of utterances as well..
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