Learning Vocabulary with Collocation

Authors

  • Busarin Detdamrongpreecha Bachelor of Liberal Arts, Rajamangala University of Technology Krungthep

Keywords:

collocation

Abstract

Learning vocabulary is an important factor to acquire four skills of language. The more vocabulary learners have, the better ways to communicate with native speakers. Moreover, increasing vocabulary lets learners focus on more challenging aspects of language. An interesting and successful way to learn new words is collocation. A collocation is a group of words that usually go together. If learners use the normal collocations, their English will sound more better and more natural and it will be easier for native speakers to understand. Therefore; learning vocabulary should learn in group of words or chunk of words more than a single word.

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Published

2019-08-20

How to Cite

Detdamrongpreecha , B. (2019). Learning Vocabulary with Collocation. Academic Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences Dhonburi Rajabhat University, 2(2), 107–113. retrieved from https://so02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/human_dru/article/view/251126

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