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Mokinių žodyno ugdymas: mąstymo ir sociokultūrinio konteksto svarba
Development of Learners’ Vocabulary: the Significance of Thinking and Socio-cultural Context

Author(s): Vilija Salienė
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Lexis, Sociology of Culture
Published by: Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas
Keywords: language and thinking; sociocultural competence; sociocultural context; vocabulary development;

Summary/Abstract: The article analyses the problems and opportunities of developing learners’ vocabulary. It discusses the links between language and thinking, the significance of the socio-cultural context in developing learners’ vocabulary, as well as the opportunities of vocabulary development applying different methods and ways of explaining meanings. The article addresses the following questions: what is the context of the development of learners’ vocabulary, what is the content of the (self-) development of learners’ vocabulary; what are the ways of vocabulary (self-) development; what are the tasks for vocabulary (self-) development?

  • Issue Year: 19/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 70-80
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Lithuanian