2. Outline
• Vocabulary
• Types of Vocabulary
• Aspects of Knowing a Word
• Importance of Vocabulary
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Topic: Vocabulary and its Types
3. Vocabulary
Definition
• “All the words known and used by a particular person".
• A person's vocabulary is the set of words within a language that are familiar to that person.
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Topic: Vocabulary and its Types
4. Vocabulary
• “Words are the starting point. Without words, no one can talk about people, places, or things, about
actions, relations, or states.”
• Therefore acquiring an extensive vocabulary is one of the largest challenges in learning a language.
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Topic: Vocabulary and its Types
5. Types of Vocabulary
1. Reading Vocabulary
All the words a person can recognize when reading.
The largest type of vocabulary simply because a reader tends to be exposed to more words by reading
than by listening.
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Topic: Vocabulary and its Types
6. Types of Vocabulary
2. Listening Vocabulary
A person's listening vocabulary is all the words he or she can recognize when listening to speech.
People may still understand words they were not exposed to before using cues such as tone, gestures, the
topic of discussion and the social context of the conversation.
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Topic: Vocabulary and its Types
7. Types of Vocabulary
3. Speaking vocabulary
A person's speaking vocabulary is all the words he or she uses in speech.
It is likely to be a subset of the listening vocabulary.
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Topic: Vocabulary and its Types
8. Types of Vocabulary
4. Writing vocabulary
A person’s writing vocabulary is all the words he or she can employ in writing.
Words are used in various forms of writing from formal essays to Twitter feeds.
Many written words do not commonly appear in speech.
Writers generally use a limited set of words when communicating through written channel.
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Topic: Vocabulary and its Types
9. Types of Vocabulary
5. Passive Vocabulary
includes words that we know but do not use in our speaking and writing.
6. Active Vocabulary
includes words that we know and frequently use them in speaking and write.
Course: Study Skills ENG-123 - Instructor: Tariq Amin, Lecturer, Dept of English, KUST - Email: tariqamin@kust.edu.pk
Topic: Vocabulary and its Types
10. Aspects of Knowing a Word
Knowing a worms means its
1.Form
• Spelling
• Pronunciation
2. Grammar
• The structure of word
• Its use in sentences
• Collocations
• Meaning
Course: Study Skills ENG-123 - Instructor: Tariq Amin, Lecturer, Dept of English, KUST - Email: tariqamin@kust.edu.pk
Topic: Vocabulary and its Types
11. Aspects of Knowing a Word
Knowing a worms means its
3. Collocations
• What words or types of words occur with a word?
4. Meaning
• Denotations
• Connotations
• Appropriateness
• Meaning Relations (Antonyms and Synonyms)
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Topic: Vocabulary and its Types
12. Importance of Vocabulary
• Vocabulary is of much more importance than grammar.
• It is the key to communicate successfully with other people.
• Words are the currency of communication.
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Topic: Vocabulary and its Types
13. Importance of Vocabulary
• A robust vocabulary improves all areas of communication-Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing.
• Strong relationship between vocabulary and reading comprehension
• Vocabulary knowledge is linked to overall academic success.
• Expanding a person’s knowledge of words provides unlimited access to new information.
Course: Study Skills ENG-123 - Instructor: Tariq Amin, Lecturer, Dept of English, KUST - Email: tariqamin@kust.edu.pk
Topic: Vocabulary and its Types
