Some effective strategies of teaching vocabulary

English is widely used as the international language. It is considered the second language of many countries around the world. English is one of the languages with a rich vocabulary which is one of the most important parts of language. Most teachers consider vocabulary to be a center in their teaching foreign language. Some of them find it problematic and they are confused about the best practice in the teaching and how to start forming an instructional emphasis on the vocabulary learning (Berne & Blachowicz, 2008). In order to become good at English, we need a relatively large vocabulary which cannot be enriched in a short time. It requires long-term learning, preparation and accumulation process. Nevertheless EFL students encounter many difficulties learning and memorizing vocabulary. They lack of motivation for learning new words, expressions, idioms etc. Consequently, their use of words is still poor: misspellings, mispronouncements, using inaccurate words and inconsistent with context. Through this article, the writer indicates the importance of vocabulary, suggests a number of strategies of teaching vocabulary, as well as writer"s personal view of the issues and uses three methods to examine their effectiveness.