Ma'ripov Jalolkhan

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As a matter of fact, ESP combines subject matter and English language teaching. Such a combination is highly motivating because students are able to apply what they learn in their English classes to their main field of study, whether it be accounting, business management, economics, computer science or tourism. Being able to use the vocabulary and structures that they learn in a meaningful context reinforces what is taught and increases their motivation.

The students' abilities in their subject-matter fields, in turn, improve their ability to acquire English. Subject-matter knowledge gives them the context they need to understand the English of the classroom. In the ESP class, students are shown how the subject-matter content is expressed in English. The teacher can make the most of the students' knowledge of the subject matter, thus helping them learn English faster.

Students in Uzbekistan generally encounter problems or difficulties in English learning, except those who attend speaking courses in English and participate in international programmes. Despite a regular use of the English language both inside and outside the classroom settings, the students still encounter problems in their learning and they generally see unknown words as the first problem to overcome. This may be because vocabulary has been recognized as crucial to language use in which insufficient vocabulary knowledge of the learners led to difficulties in second language learning, besides mastering vocabulary is one of the most challenging tasks that any learner faces while acquiring another language. Thus, in the case of language learning, students need to be educated with the strategies which can help the learners acquiring the meaning of words. The particular strategies which are used by learners for theacquisition of new words in the second language are called ‘vocabulary learning strategies’. To deal with vocabulary learning problems, vocabulary learning strategies should have been brought to the language classroom to increase language learners’ effectiveness in language learning. Vocabulary learning strategies are significant because the acquisition of vocabulary is a never-ending process. It can be said that through the use of vocabulary learning strategies, learners may be able to maximize the effectiveness of their English language learning. On this basis, it is crucial to be aware of the basics of vocabulary learning strategies and how students adopt the strategies effectively. That is to say, it is vital to gain more insights into how learners perceive the use of vocabulary learning strategies to help them learn vocabulary.