Five Research-Based Facts About Vocabulary Learning

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Acquiring vocabulary is an essential part of learning English. Just imagine: you could be a master of grammar and sentence structure rules, but without knowing the vocabulary, you wouldn’t understand a single word.

The list of vocabulary words to learn might seem overwhelming, and some of them even have several meanings depending on the context.

Many learning tips exist, but here we will focus on methods that are backed by language learning research conducted by respected academics. The science shows that these methods will make your vocabulary learning more efficient.

1. Exposure is Important

What is exposure in the context of language learning? It’s the amount of contact you have with the language you’re learning.

Naturally, you need to see and hear words to learn them, but how many times do you need to be exposed to a word to learn it?

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