• Esther Cynthia S
• Dr. A.S. Mohamed Rafee

The purpose of this study is to facilitate vocabulary-learning strategies in the classroom environment and to invoke students’ interest in vocabulary-learning. Since two decades, vocabulary learning strategies came into lime light as there was a high demand for the repertoire of lexical words. In fact, most of the learners of second language learners are conventionally taught vocabulary with the aid of dictionary and language skills in a conventional method. But very few acquire vocabulary through this type of teaching methodology where more preference is given to memorize the difficult or unfamiliar words using dictionary in order to understand the text. The conventional methodology doesn’t give them enough opportunity to think, understand the word better thus resulting in inappropriate usage and poor retention of words. This paper discusses on the experimental study done on the first year engineering graduates to enhance their technical vocabulary based on Task Based Approach. The students were taught technical vocabulary using Reading and Listening Skills whereas Writing and Speaking Skills were treated as sub skills. This study emphasizes on the visual exposure given through Reading and Listening Skills and their impact on the minds of the learners in the acquisition of learning vocabulary resulting in longer retention of words and their appropriate usage. It is obvious from the observations and findings that the new strategies adopted to teach technical vocabulary has the drastic impact on the experimental group students than that of the controlled group students.

Lexical Words, Dictionary and Language Skills, Inappropriate Usage, Poor Retention of Words, Technical Vocabulary, Visual Impact, Task - Based Approach.

"Developing Language Skills through Vocabulary using TBLT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no.398-402, July-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1807408.pdf

"Developing Language Skills through Vocabulary using TBLT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no. pp398-402, July-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1807408.pdf