What is The Best Way to Learn New English Vocabulary?
Teachers report that the most common mistakes that ESL students make are vocabulary mistakes. English learners most often choose an incorrect vocabulary word when they try to express themselves. Why is vocabulary so difficult to learn correctly? The most important reason is that students often learn vocabulary out of context. Maybe they try to learn vocabulary by reading the dictionary. Or maybe they collect lists of words and memorize them. Some people buy vocabulary books. The problem with all of these methods is that you don’t learn vocabulary in context. You don’t see enough examples of the word in sentences. So you never really learn the correct way to use the word. Research shows that the best way to learn new vocabulary is to read read read. Seeing vocabulary in a natural context – for example, in a newspaper or magazine article – will help you to use your new vocabulary correctly, and seeing it in context will also help you to remember it better. So this is what you need to do.
