Educators that provide instruction in English as a Second Language (ESL) must provide students with the primary concepts of English in the early stages of language development. As students progress and become more familiar with the language and its idiosyncrasies, advanced training is likely to acclimate students to much of the daily slang as well as complex vocabulary that they hear from native English speakers in routine conversation. It is the responsibility of the ESL instructor to provide this teaching at the appropriate juncture, and the most advantageous route is specialized vocabulary. This paper provides a discussion of the concept of word elements in the English language. It continues with an analysis of the methods by which ESL instructors teach technical or specialized vocabulary in their coursework, including various learning strategies for students. Finally, a brief discussion of the importance of specialized vocabulary in ESL acquisition precedes a conclusion.
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"Gairns and Redman (47-48) describe three forms of word building: affixation, which is the process of adding prefixes and suffixes to the base part; compounding, which is the formation of two or more words that can also stand independently as a single word, and includes three types: adjective compounds, verb compounds, and noun compounds; and conversion, which is the process by which a word may be used in more than one way, such as a noun and a verb. Furthermore, Gairns and Redman (50) discuss the difficulties involved in word pronunciation, which often demonstrates the large disparity between the ability to write words in English and the ability to pronounce them correctly. Therefore, the importance of pronunciation must be expressed in student learning in order to achieve total mastery of the English language."
"English as a Second Language" 01 April 2012. Web. 25 May. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-English-as-a-Second-Language/29278>
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