Vocabulary Acquisition

Generally, to acquire vocabulary, students are in need to use them in contexts to acquire their meanings first. Once the student acquires the meaning besides the form of the new acquired word, it becomes easier for him to acquire it. As Schmitt (2000; p.19) views it, the process of second language vocabulary acquisition is different from the process of the first language acquisition as follows "Whereas first language children must learn how things exist and operate in the real world, at the same time they are learning their vocabulary, second language learners are likely to already know these concepts, and so for them the process may be closer to relabeling the known concept with a second language word."