and Active Vocabularies : Effects of Language Learning Context. Paribakh, T.S and Laufer, B. (1998)
A review By Jodhi Prihandaru
If you have difficulty in speaking or listening, it may be
because of problems with vocabulary. You may not know enough vocabulary, or you may be unable to use the vocabulary which you know effectively. Problems with vocabulary will also affect your reading speed, and make it difficult for you to express yourself in writing. Vocabulary is the central of language Learning because without it sufficient vocabulary, learner can`t understand other or express their own ideas , and there are more that they can`t do if they are Vocab-less.
Well, as a English Student it is a shame, I just know there are
kind of Vocabullary such as Passive and Active. I think lot / all of my classmate also did the same thing. It is not a lesson just like a passive and active sentece like in grammar, it is totally a different thing from that.
In Simple Explanation that I found on internet, that might be
usefull for who that read my review and they didn`t know the different of passive and active Vocabulary : PASSIVE ENGLISH VOCABULARY
English words, terms, expressions and idiomatic expressions you only
RECOGNIZE and know what they mean but you cant use them automatically when writing or speaking
Specific English words whose meaning you can easily GUESS from the context but you wouldnt be able to use them yourself
ACTIVE ENGLISH VOCABULARY
English words, terms, expressions and idiomatic expressions you can
easily use when writing or speaking without stopping and FORCING yourself to remember that word or think of whether it is or it isnt the right word to use
We will know it any further after read this journal. There is so
many opinion from many writer. One of them that take my attention is from Faerch, Haastrup & Phillipson, (1984) . . . vague familiarity with the word form (knowing that the item is a word in the target language) and ending with the ability to use the word correctly in free production.you may find it on first paragraph of the Third page. Based on that opinion, it said ability to use the word correctly in free production, Let`s see what Wilkins (1972) wrote in his book While without grammar very little can be conveyed, without vocabulary nothing can be conveyed (pp.111-112). Based on wilkins`s , we can use language as free production when without grammar, but still got the information that needed if we know the right vocabulary. I Agree So much with that Point, it is also based on my experience when I used to be a Guide in Mangsit beach, at that time, I dont even know what
is grammar was. But, even without grammar, with some useful
words and expressions, in the end I can do the communication.
In our dialy case, we might dont know about which kind of
vocabullary that we used ( passive or active ). After read this journal, we should know the way we develop our active vocabulary. So we can improve our language skill more easy than before. Simply being aware of this distinction can make a huge difference in your learning. If youre not aware that passive and active vocabulary are very different things, theres a risk that youll become one of the many people who can read and listen to a language very well, but can speak or write very little of it.