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Chapter 1 Introduction 

1.1 Research background 
Vocabulary  is  the  basic  element  of  language.  Jia  Guanjie  (2007)  believes  that foreign  language  teaching  cannot  be  separated  from  English  vocabulary  teaching. Without  vocabulary,  there  is  no  language;  just  like  building,  without  building materials, it is useless to have  the best foundation and drawings. Thus, vocabulary is an important part of language. However, it is undervalued in learners’ learning and teaching. Zimmerman (1997) holds that vocabulary is the central part of language and it  is  important  for  language  learners.  However,  English  vocabulary  teaching  and learning  have been  not paid enough attention  to. The current situation of senior high school students'  vocabulary teaching  and learning is not very optimistic.  According  to  English  Curriculum  Standard  for  Senior  High  School  (2003),  the students  are  asked  to  achieve  the  language  knowledge  target  of  grade  seven:  to understand  different  functions,  intentions  and  attitudes  of  vocabulary  in  the  text  or discourse;  to  use  words  to  name  things,  describe  behaviors,  illustrate  concepts  and express  opinions,  etc.;  to  master  2400-2500  words  and  300-400  idioms  or  fixed collocations; and to  understand  the various  meanings of words and  the  new words in daily life. According to National Matriculation English Test (NMET), the students are required to master about 3500 words and 400-500 idioms or fixed collocations, and to understand the various  meanings of words and the  new words i n daily life. However, the  students  mainly  remember  the  words  mechanically  again  and  again.  Due  to  the lack  of  effective  methods  of  vocabulary  learning,  students  feel  it  boring  to  learn English vocabulary and  gradually lose interest and confidence in  English vocabulary learning. 
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1.2 Research purpose and significance
Vocabulary  is  the  foundation  of  the  language.  D.  A.  Wilkins  (2003)  holds  that without  grammar,  one  cannot  express  a  lot  of  things;  without  vocabulary,  one  can express nothing.  According  to  English  Curriculum  Standards  for  Senior  High  School  (2003), senior  high  school  students  are  asked  to  use  vocabulary  to  describe  more  complex things, behavior, characteristics, and concepts; and to express their different opinions. Besides,  the  teachers  are  given  effective  suggestions  in &本论文由英语论文网提供整理，提供论文代写，英语论文代写，代写论文，代写英语论文，代写留学生论文，代写英文论文，留学生论文代写相关核心关键词搜索。