This book presents an educational and academic perspective on linguistic vocabulary and how to teach it using a variety of teaching and learning strategies. This work is intended to be followed by others—God willing—to complete the structure. The book comprises six chapters.

The first chapter covers: Linguistic Vocabulary - Significance and Theory. It aims to define vocabulary, its nature, the importance of teaching it, the stages of its acquisition, and the linguistic and psychological theories explaining language acquisition, learning vocabulary, and the components of word knowledge.

The second chapter discusses the types and lists of linguistic vocabulary, including its classification, the benefits of creating such lists, and a review of the most important Arabic and international vocabulary lists. It also proposes a new list classified by semantic fields, discusses teaching vocabulary in primary school, and addresses how to determine vocabulary difficulty (readability) using tools like equations, cloze tests, and expert reviews.

The third chapter focuses on a crucial aspect: meaning. It explores the difficulty of defining meaning due to its variability with context and speaker intent. It covers the concept and characteristics of meaning, theories explaining it, lexical knowledge, how meaning is formed, factors that alter semantic meaning, and the relationship between meaning and the general context.

The fourth chapter addresses two main areas: vocabulary within grammar rules (derivation and blending) and its relationship with various linguistic topics such as idioms, synonyms, polysemy, antonyms, linguistic triads, and Arabized or borrowed words.

The fifth chapter presents strategies for teaching and learning vocabulary. It outlines fundamental principles, discusses the quantity of vocabulary to be taught annually, and details twenty different teaching strategies, combining theoretical foundations with practical applications. These strategies include: Semantic Mapping, Keyword Method, Mental Imagery, KWL, Context Clues, Think Aloud, and more.

The sixth chapter delves into general issues and challenges in vocabulary instruction, such as key considerations for teaching, common difficulties, the problem of standardizing the number of words taught per grade, disparities among students, and the uniformity of teaching methods. It also tackles the debate between memorizing large quantities of words versus functional usage, and whether vocabulary should be taught directly or incidentally.

In the final chapter, the author provides scientifically-backed solutions to some of these issues, while leaving others open for further research and discussion, aiming to inspire scientific studies to find definitive answers.

• Number of Pages: 424
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Binding Type: Hardcover
• Edition Number: 1
• Print Color: Black
• Dimensions (cm): 17x24
• Weight (kg): 0.760
• Barcode: 9789957067618