tailieunhanh - Importance of acquiring cultural vocabulary in improving reading skill

This research aims at investigating how students at Hanoi National University of Education (HNUE) raise their reading scores after the lecturer of English assists them to study and memorize new cultural vocabulary from textbooks for 15 weeks. The following methods are implemented during carrying the research, that is, in-depth interviews for students, class observation and statistics of students’ reading scores after the research is done in class. Reliable findings are discussed profoundly and implications for teaching and learning English are recommended. | HNUE JOURNAL OF SCIENCE Social Sciences 2020 Volume 64 Issue 4D pp. 68-77 This paper is available online at http IMPORTANCE OF ACQUIRING CULTURAL VOCABULARY IN IMPROVING READING SKILL Pham Thi Thanh Thuy and Bui Thi Anh Van Faculty of English Hanoi National University of Education Abstract. Reading is one of the four skills to master when learning a foreign language. It seems to be a burden to overcome if learners do not regularly practice. Among problems they encounter are a lack of effective strategies to read and insufficient new cultural words of all fields. Obviously equipping themselves with a wide range of these words is one key to success in obtaining best results for language learners reading tasks. This research aims at investigating how students at Hanoi National University of Education HNUE raise their reading scores after the lecturer of English assists them to study and memorize new cultural vocabulary from textbooks for 15 weeks. The following methods are implemented during carrying the research that is in-depth interviews for students class observation and statistics of students reading scores after the research is done in class. Reliable findings are discussed profoundly and implications for teaching and learning English are recommended. Keywords cultural vocabulary reading skill Hanoi National University of Education textbooks. 1. Introduction It seems to be that a wide range of vocabulary is one key factor to conquer reading tasks for any language learner. Al-Khasawneh F. 2019 1 confirmed that vocabulary knowledge contributes to mastering language skills reading listening writing and speaking . Students at Hanoi National University are among these learners. It was seen obviously that a large number of students encountered hardships in getting high reading scores because of inadequate cultural vocabulary. A limited percentage of them found it quite easy to comprehend reading texts and questions accompanied with a variety of .