The Role of Mind Map in Second Language(English) Vocabulary
Acquisition——Adopting Morphological Association and Semantic
Association

Yutian Zeng

doi:10.18686/ahe.v7i22.9707

The Role of Mind Map in Second Language(English) Vocabulary Acquisition——Adopting Morphological Association and Semantic Association

Yutian Zeng

Abstract

Vocabulary is a significant portion of second language learning. Words are the foundation of communication and
comprehension. Enlarging vocabulary is a fundamental component of the process of pedagogy. The process of vocabulary learning is a process of input and organization of new information in second language acquisition. This paper intends to propose the effectiveness of adopting a mind map to learn English vocabulary, consisting of the current situation of vocabulary learning, the importance of vocabulary
learning and the benefits of using a mind map to learning English vocabulary, and the role of a mind map using two types of association
strategies: morphological association (word formation association, affix association, similar morphology association, and compound word
association), semantic association (identical category association, synonym association, and antonym association). It is concluded that adopting an effective vocabulary acquisition strategy is beneficial to expand vocabulary and extend word memory.

Keywords

Mind map; Vocabulary acquisition; Morphological association; Semantic association

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