American Research Journal of English and Literature

 Learning vocabulary is one of the major problems for foreign and second language learners. It has been neglected or considered as a secondary emphasis in English as a Second Language and English as a Foreign Language programs. Since many researchers Twaddle (1973) Wilkins (1974) and Judd (1978) claim that little importance has been given to vocabulary in the language class. Learning a language mainly involves learning its grammar, vocabulary, and how to use them in appropriate way. Vocabulary is an important component in leaning a language. Hill, (2005: 1) said that “Vocabulary has long been considered an important element in language learning. It may be considered as ‘the building block to communication.” Wilkins (1974:111) states, “Without grammar very little can be conveyed, without vocabulary nothing can be conveyed”. All the statements mentioned above suggest that, words are identified as one of the essential components of a language, and essential for any form of communication to materialize either it is written or spoken.