Active and Passive Vocabulary in English

The present work is the result of The Acquisition of Active and Passive Vocabulary In English of Pupils of VIII Class in Relation to Certain Social-Psychological Factors: A Study presented in the doctoral thesis of Kobaku Rama Krishna Reddy that pin prints the problems of 8th class students in relation to Psychological factors. Though it plainly says its scope is limited to 8th class students, the book well guides the general reader to look into the pitfalls of vocabulary learning in fluency. This is certainly a source book for many ELT practioners. Vocabulary learning is one of the important steps in language acquisition. Popular books and academic volumes have proposed a central place for vocabulary in learning language. Psychometric studies suggest that vocabulary is a central factor in reading achievement along with other specific factors such as decoding, comprehension and rate of reading. Vocabulary plays an important role in communication. Vocabulary is necessary for reading comprehension. Not being able to find the right words is the most frustrating experience. The success of an individual is governed by his vocabulary.