Current situation and solutions to learning English vocabulary of non-English major students at University of Transport Technology

Abstract

Among the four skills of English, vocabulary is ubiquitous and is considered an important part of English in any situation because vocabulary is considered as the beginning of all foreign language learning and the key factor determing student’s success. To communicate coherently and capture the necessary information with others, vocabulary is what you need. Only when you possess a rich vocabulary, can your speech become natural and fluent. In the process of communication, readers or listeners almost only pay attention to the content that the speaker wants to express rather than grammar and sentences. Because, even if you firmly grasp the grammatical structures, but the vocabulary is limited, it is still impossible to properly convey the content you want to the opponent. The lack of vocabulary is the weakness of nonspecialized students at the University of Transport Technology, though. That is the reason why the author attempts to research and find out what are effective methods of teaching vocabulary for students. This article will show the current situation of learning vocabulary among students and then recommend some solutions to improve the effective vocabulary learning for them.