Effective Strategies for Expanding Academic Vocabulary Among Advanced EFL/ESL Learners

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Published: 2026-10-31
DOI: https://doi.org/10.66073/ReFocus-Conf/0910148
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academic vocabulary, EFL, ESL, vocabulary learning, advanced learners, collocations, lexical knowledge

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Jusipova Elmira Baxtiyarovna
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Seytniyazova Guljahan Mirzagalievna
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The mastery of academic vocabulary is crucial for advanced EFL/ESL students since they require being able to comprehend academic materials, take part in discussions and communicate in written form. But learning individual lexical units does not guarantee that students will be able to communicate effectively in an academic way. In the present paper, intentional learning, exposure through context, practice, morphological analysis, collocations and production are considered. It is stated that advanced EFL/ESL learners require both depth and breadth of vocabulary knowledge, and vocabulary needs to be acquired through meaning, grammatical behavior, collocation, register and usage.

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2026: Proceedings of the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Contribution of Women Scientists of Uzbekistan to the Development of the Country” (Nukus, October 9–10, 2026)

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Jusipova Elmira Baxtiyarovna, & Seytniyazova Guljahan Mirzagalievna. (2026). Effective Strategies for Expanding Academic Vocabulary Among Advanced EFL/ESL Learners. Partner Conferences of the International Scientific Journal Research Focus, 747-751. https://doi.org/10.66073/ReFocus-Conf/0910148

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