The Vocabulary course is offered to first-semester students to enable them to master 5,000 word families in support of language skills such as listening, speaking, reading, and writing, as well as language elements including structure. The essence of vocabulary mastery in this course encompasses both knowledge and skills, particularly in identifying meaning, pronunciation, and the correct use of words in context.

To achieve these objectives, the main activities include memorizing sets of vocabulary, identifying roots and affixes to facilitate meaning recognition, reading assigned texts, practicing the use of words in appropriate contexts, and engaging in pronunciation exercises to ensure accurate articulation.

• Demonstrating mastery of vocabulary commonly employed in everyday communication
• Demonstrating mastery of vocabulary employed in comprehending English-language textbooks (academic vocabulary).
• Identifying and analyzing word formation processes, including inflection, derivation, compounding, blending, clipping, and coining
• Demonstrating understanding of word classes and their grammatical functions in both spoken and written English.
• Acquiring proficiency in vocabulary commonly utilized in everyday communication.

1. Learning word

2. Word Parts

• Root, Base and Stem

• Affix (Suffix and Prefix)

• Affix (Introduction to Derivational and Inflectional)

3. Word Class Categories

Content Words:

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverbs

Function Words:

• Pronoun

• Conjunction

• Article

4. WORD FORMATION

• Inflectional

• Derivational

• Compound Words

• Clipping, Blending, and Coining

• Collocation

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