On Teaching Vocabulary to Non-English Majors

Abstract

Taking vocabulary problem as the colossal problem for Non-English Majors into consideration, this article makes analysis of the main factors for the problem: the negligence by both the teachers and the students, the alphabetical arrangement of words in the Syllabus simply with Chinese meanings and outdated teaching materials which do not contain sufficient words appearing everyday with the development of the world. The author of the article also attempts to provide a strategy to solve the problem. It includes: use of context, use of morphological clues, use of outside references and extensive reading. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]