Gabriele Stein. Developing Your English Vocabulary: A Systematic New Approach

Michaël Abecassis

doi:10.5788/15-0-30

Abstract

Gabriele Stein is professor of English linguistics at the University of Heidelberg in Germany and has published widely on lexicography and lexicology. The objective of this book is twofold: to compile a lexical core and to maximise the skills of language students by developing ways of expanding this core. It is intended to function as a teaching aid for teachers of English as well as a self-study book for learners of English as a second language. Lexical knowledge is a crucial part of language acquisition and depends on different external factors such as the age and profession of the learner, his/her goals, expectations and needs in learning a language. Beck et al. (2002) have demonstrated the small extent of the emphasis on the acquisition vocabulary in school curricula.

Highlights

It is intended to function as a teaching aid for teachers of English as well as a selfstudy book for learners of English as a second language
Lexical knowledge is a crucial part of language acquisition and depends on different external factors such as the age and profession of the learner, his/her goals, expectations and needs in learning a language
We provide the background for the elaboration of a core lexicon and shows how extensive studies have gradually developed in the area of second-language acquisition

Summary

Introduction

The objective of this book is twofold: to compile a lexical core and to maximise the skills of language students by developing ways of expanding this core. It is intended to function as a teaching aid for teachers of English as well as a selfstudy book for learners of English as a second language.

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