英语词汇是学习英语的基础,一个人英语水平的高低在很大程度上取决于词汇量。如果没有词汇,任何形式的交流都无从谈起。因而,学习英语,首要任务是学习者在大脑中“储存”一定量的词汇。词汇量的大小直接影响听、说、读、写各项能力的发展,如果学生词汇贫乏就会造成理解和表达的障碍。英国语言学家威尔金斯曾经说过:“没有语法,人们表达的事物就寥寥无几,而没有词汇,人们则无法表达任何事物”。由此可见,词汇教学在语言教学中占有重要地位。作为一名英语教学工作者,如何有效地进行英语词汇教学,将直接关系到学生是否能够真 English vocabulary is the basis for learning English, a person’s level of English depends largely on the amount of vocabulary. Without a word, no form of communication can talk about it. Thus, learning English, the primary task is to “store” a certain amount of vocabulary in the brain. The size of the vocabulary directly affects the development of various abilities of listening, speaking, reading and writing. If the vocabulary of students is poor, it will cause obstacles to understanding and expression. Wilkins, the British linguist, once said: “There is very few things people can express without grammar, but without words, people can not express anything.” Thus, vocabulary teaching occupies an important position in language teaching. As an English teaching worker, how to effectively teach English vocabulary will have a direct bearing on whether students can really