Learners' acquisition of English vocabulary: Challenges and implications for classroom teaching practice (Kenya)

Njoroge, Martin C.; Ndungu, Ruth W.

Learners' acquisition of English vocabulary: Challenges and implications for classroom teaching practice (Kenya)

dc.contributor.author	Njoroge, Martin C.
dc.contributor.author	Ndungu, Ruth W.
dc.date.accessioned	2024-03-13T08:35:17Z
dc.date.available	2017-11-10T11:21:56Z
dc.date.available	2024-03-13T08:35:17Z
dc.date.issued	2009-09
dc.description	Book chapter	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The Kenyan learner of English acquires his or her vocabulary without overt structured instruction. The learning of vocabulary is a continuous process, through listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities. The lexicon to be learned, therefore, depends on the learner. What the syllabus implies is that the Kenyan learner of English is capable of acquiring on his or her own an English vocabulary of the ideal depth and breadth. The argument in this research is that this may not be the case. The research therefore seeks to investigate what English lexical items the Kenyan learner acquired against such a pedagogic background with the aim of arguing for different lexical pedagogy. This research observes that learners display difficulties in the acquisition and use of vocabu-lary. The research mainly places focus on the use of synonym interchangeability and synonym substitution.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	PAC University	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9781931185547
dc.identifier.uri	https://repo.pacuniversity.ac.ke/handle/123456789/1405.2
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Teachers of English to speakers of other languages	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	TESOL;
dc.subject	English vocabulary	en_US
dc.subject	Classroom teaching	en_US
dc.subject	Kenya	en_US
dc.subject	English research	en_US
dc.title	Learners' acquisition of English vocabulary: Challenges and implications for classroom teaching practice (Kenya)	en_US
dc.type	Book chapter	en_US