Q44. Traditionally, many linguists stressed the importance of mastering grammar structures first while teaching English. In recent years, the majority of educators have become more aware of the fallacy of this approach, and other approaches promoting vocabulary development have gained popularity. It has been found that without vocabulary to put on top of the grammar system, learners can actually say very little despite being able to manipulate complex grammatical structures and complete drills. It is obvious that to learn English, one needs to learn many words. Native speakers have a vocabulary of about 20,000 words, but foreign learners of English need far fewer. They need only about 5,000 words to be quite competent in speaking and listening. The reason for this seemingly small number is the nature of words and the frequency with which they appear in a language. It seems clear that frequent words should be among the first words to learn because they will be met most of the time and will be needed in speech or writing.According to the passage, which statement is true regarding approaches to English language teaching?English — Passages — Question 44 of 56A. The best method is the one which focuses on developing the learner's speaking and listening skills first.B. Each method has its own strong and weak points.C. The ones emphasizing the importance of developing learners' vocabulary first have already become outdated.D. Most educators are no longer in favor of the traditional approach that once dominated the language teaching field.Practice more English MCQs for entrance exam preparation on Examora.io.← Previous Question Next Question →