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Vocabulary Teaching in Chinese EFL Reading Class in Universities--- A Case Study

Ting Chen, Shiying Wang, Xiuyin Sun, Lingxia Li, Yuna Lu

Abstract


Taking the reading course of English majors in Xingyi Normal University for Nationalities as an example, this study tries
to identify the problems and effects of vocabulary teaching in reading class, analyzes the reasons for the poor effect of vocabulary
instruction from the perspective of teachers and students, and puts forward practical suggestions to improve the teaching effect.

Keywords


Vocabulary instruction; The teaching of reading; Effectiveness

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18282/l-e.v10i3.2410

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