"Strategies of Teaching Professional Vocabulary in Professional English"

Strategies of Teaching Professional Vocabulary in Professional English

This time, I will share the results of my analysis of the problems in learning English. Here get a journal entitled “Techniques of Teaching Professional Vocabulary with Special Reference to Vocabulary used in Media”. This journal emphasizes professional vocabulary, meaning vocabulary which in learning uses specific strategies or techniques. The problem here is student confusion due to lack of clear knowledge about professional vocabulary. This journal also discusses the importance of professional English vocabulary.

What is professional vocabulary? Professional vocabulary is a professional vocabulary that has a requirement that is vocabulary which is part of applied linguistics, but with the principles of its own terminologies theory. And has its own applied goals. Then, the importance of professional English vocabulary. Professional English is a special form of English that allows students to meet their urgent English language needs in certain vocations or professions. Professional English is different from general English. Where in professional English has professional vocabulary, consisting of vocabulary or special techniques of words and jargon. Based on the definition of the Oxford learner dictionary, jargon is “words or expressions used by people of certain professions or groups of people, and difficult for others to understand (p.693)”.

Furthermore, the strategy in teaching professional vocabulary. Usually the strategy used in teaching vocabulary is to use memorization strategies. But here, there are several strategies for teaching or learning vocabulary, namely using dictionaries, semantic mapping, deduction of meaning from context, affiliation, learning words to flash cards, word puzzles and reading comprehension. There are various advantages to using this strategy in vocabulary teaching. The use of dictionaries is an independent way of vocabulary teaching. Semantic mapping provides a visual that represents the relationship between words, this is an effective strategy in teaching vocabulary that makes students compare and distinguish words from the same category. The affiliation process helps students learn to define key vocabulary concepts with a focus on the word part. Learning vocabulary using flash cards is one of the easiest strategies in teaching vocabulary, using pictures can improve the learning process and make students find words. Then the most interesting vocabulary strategy is the word puzzle strategy. Reading comprehension is also a teaching strategy that is widely used because it can enable students to get information from texts that help explain the meaning of words or groups of words.

The most important key of all strategies is that if more students are exposed to words that are stronger in their understanding of words and their meanings, they will give many opportunities for students to use them, both verbally and in writing. The strategies or activities above are contrary to learning that uses memorization strategies. Because rote strategy is considered as a very old and conventional learning strategy. Through professional vocabulary learning strategies students can get more words in a fast or limited period. Can also prepare students if they have to use professional English in urgent situations.

Reference:

       Sarifa, N. (2018). International Journal of Linguistics, Literature & Translation. 1(4).

DOI: 10.32996/ijllt.2018.1.4.6