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Words. Words. Words. Vocabulary is important because a language is essentially its lexicon. The more learners face lexical items in context, the more input they gain. It is important that learners and teachers place “vocabulary” and “Teaching Vocabulary through Comprehensible Input (TVCI)” in particular at the heart of teaching.*
The more we read, the more we acquire. The more we listen, the more we realize the universe, and the better we speak! And the more comprehensible input L2 teachers provide, the more vocabulary acquisition, thus fluency, is likely to take place.* Oh, by the way, before we write or speak, we’d better think twice or more. And remember “Love will find its way through all languages on its own (RUMI).” and also contemplate the following as well: “The limits of my language means the limits of my world (WITTGENSTEIN).”
* Kiymazarslan, V. (2020). Teaching Vocabulary through Compelling and Comprehensible Input in Current Perspectives on Learning and Teaching Vocabulary. London: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
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