Teaching agrarian vocabulary in ESP classes

On the other hand, John Lawes an English entrepreneur and agricultural scientist. He founded an experimental farm at his home at Rothamsted Manor that eventually became Rothamsted Research, where a superphosphate that would mark the beginnings he developed of the chemical

fertilizer industry.

One of the most common yield reducers is because of fertilizer not being applied in slightly higher quantities during transition period, the time it takes the soil to rebuild its aggregates and organic matter. Yields will decrease temporarily because of nitrogen being immobilized in the crop residue, which can take a few months to several years to decompose, depending on the crop's C to N ratio and the local environment.

During classifying agrarian term, we come across a lot of important terms and chose the word “fertilizer” as an example. According to the dictionary of Farlex fertiliser - any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertil e organic fertilizer - a fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter;

According to the Collins dictionary Fertilizer is a substance such as solid animal waste or a chemical mixture that you spread on the ground in order to make plants grow more successfully.

...farming without any purchased chemical, fertilizer or pesticide.

According to the Merriam webster Definition of fertilizer

: one that fertilizess pecifically : a substance (such as manure or a chemical mixture) used to make soil more fertile

Communicating in a foreign language is impossible without mastering vocabulary. It is of special importance in English for Specific Purposes (further ESP) courses as requirements of modern realities force experts to know enough ESP vocabulary to be able to demonstrate their knowledge in their professional sphere.

Teaching agrarian vocabulary especially in ESP courses is becoming a challenge for English Language Teachers. Vocabulary is an inseparable part of any teaching syllabus and vocabulary should be taught in a well-planned and regular basis. It is essential to carefully decide what vocabulary will be selected for teaching, and what approach or activities will be used to teach it to the students. Traditional foreign languages like Russian and French are losing their practical use in education in the Republic of Macedonia and English is becoming the primary foreign language. English has been taught in primary schools from the third grade for several years. However, starting from last 2007, it is a required subject from the first grade where the students attend two classes a week. The traditional textbooks have been changed and the students are provided with more modern books that include pictures and focus on language skills. The same situation exists in high schools where the students attend two to four English classes a week. However, the number of students in classes is 30-40 and this is still an issue that should be resolved in the near future.

Conclusion

In conclusion, lexis is a very important part of a language. Teachers’ responsibility is to follow different procedures suggested by researchers in this field and try to make the learning of words as easy as possible for the students. I definitely believe that words should not be taught as isolated items but in context for later use in conversation. It has been suggested that the lexical approach is very suitable in teaching ESP vocabulary which is more complex and requires more attention and time to study it because it involves low-frequency words. All in all, teachers should strive to help learners become independent learners and show them there are many vocabulary learning strategies that can be used to learn ESP words. Based on the verbalization, the think-aloud protocol, the participants used different strategies to discover the meaning of unknown words. The most frequently used strategy, was guessing from the context, shows that the participants in this study were good guessers. It seems that the learners use the strategies in a combined way, which is positive for further learning. In order to teach agrarian terms effectively teachers had better connect words in the ESP classes with their life experience that they had undergone. Nevertheless, there were learners who immediately turned to the dictionary without trying to guess the meaning from the context. These learners should be helped and trained in using guessing from context because it enhances their independence.