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 \nIn a Longman dictionary of contemporary English vocabulary is defined as \"all the wordsthat someone knows or uses \"in a target language(2003,p.1843).Regarding Schmitt,Hedge and Nation vocabulary is the meaning carrier of a language that the learner and thespeaker of the language need to comprehend and deploy in the four skills of the language(listening,speaking,writing and reading)(Schmitt,2004;Hedge,2000;Nation,2001).  \nWhile Lehr,Osborn and Hiebert define vocabulary as knowledge of words and wordmeanings that they have two form of oral and print.Oral words are those vocabulary wordsthat the learner recognize and utilize in listening and speaking.Print vocabulary wordsincorporate those vocabulary items that the learner recognize and deploy in reading andwriting(2004,p.5).  \nRegarding teachers the term vocabulary has diverse meanings.To illustrate,there aresome instructors utilize this term to mean sight word vocabularies,which means learnersimmediate recognition of written words.While some other teachers deploy the vocabularyterm as meaning vocabularies as the learners'understanding of the words.Listeningvocabularies is another meaning of the term of vocabulary that is use by another group ofteachers that indicates the students'understanding of vocabulary items that they hear inthe spoken language.Content teachers employ the term academic vocabulary to relate it tocontent -specific words(Antonacci &O'Callaghan,2012,p.83).  \n# What is the importance of vocabulary in English language?\n\nVocabulary is an essential element within a language that the learner acquires to learn;because it is overwhelming the majority of meaning is carried lexically.Vocabulary is notthe only element that convey meaning,but also there are some other vital feature likegrammar,intonation,stress,tone of voice,rhythm,pauses,silences or hesitations,etc.According to McCarthy\"no matter how well the students learns  \n● Word which has never been heard of  \n● Heard of the word but could not describe it  \n·The word could be acknowledged because of the perspective orthrough voice  \n·Capable of using and comprehending the meaning of the word ingeneral,but cannot actually describe it  \n·Confident with the meaning and usage of the word.  \n# Types of Vocabulary\n\nThere are four types of vocabulary:  \n·Listening  \n·Speaking  \n·Reading  \n·Writing  \nListening and speaking vocabulary represent spoken vocabulary andreading and writing represent written vocabulary.  \n1.Listening Vocabulary:This type of vocabulary refers to the wordswe hear and comprehend.Fetuses in the womb can perceivesound when their age is sixteen weeks.Moreover,babies keep onlistening to various words when they are awake and thus we growup listening to different words,thereby learning so many wordsthroughout our lives.In our adulthood,most of us can identify andcomprehend almost 50000 words.Children who are deaf areexposed to visual listening as they are exposed to sign language.But in this case,the number of words developed is far less than anormal child's secondary listening vocabulary.  \n2.Speaking Vocabulary:Speaking Vocabulary refers to the words wespeak.Our speaking vocabulary is restricted.Most of the adultsuse almost 5000 to 10000 words for communication(for  \nconversation and giving instructions).The number of words usedin this case is far less than listening vocabulary,the reason beingthe level of comfort in usage.  \nIf we consider our learning new language as an example,we can clearlyrealize the distinction between receptive (passive)and productive(active)lexical items.The vocabulary items that we can recognize andunderstand them are receptive vocabulary items.Whereas the lexicalitems that we can deploy in our communication and writing areproductive vocabulary words.English language skills have classified bySchmitt into both receptive and expressive (productive)knowledgecompetence.As he states receptive knowledge competence regard toboth listening and rea","cbCaioFUyDR9LsSl","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioFUyDR9LsSl","pdf",4730742,"English","# What is the importance of vocabulary in English language?\n# Types of Vocabulary\n## Listening Vocabulary\n## Speaking Vocabulary\n# Receptive and productive vocabulary\n# References","[{\"question\":\"How is vocabulary defined in language learning according to the lecture?\",\"answer\":\"Vocabulary is presented as the meaning carrier of a language that learners and speakers must comprehend and use across listening, speaking, writing, and reading. 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