ABSTRACT
This paper first explores the significance of memorizing English words in the context of ELT practice in China. It points that memorizing English words is the major trouble that most English learners will come across. It then elaborates the memory researches at home and abroad, and according the characteristics of English words and use Ebbinghaus forgetting curve to memorize English vocabulary sufficiently and efficiently. It finally discusses classifying English words, which means using semantic field theory to rearrange the vocabulary of CET4 and CET6,will help English learners enrich their vocabularies efficiently.
Key words：memory; forgetting curve; classify words
Contents
1.Introduction 1
2. Memory and forgetting 2
2.1 Review on the Research of Memory 2
2.2 Traditional Method of Memorizing 3
2.3 Ebbinghaus's Forgetting Curve 3
3. English Words and Theory 6
3.1 Characteristics of English Words 6
3.2 Theoretical Basis of Remembering Classified Words 6
4. Use Memory Rule to Explore English Words Memorizing 10
4.1 Some researches concerning this issue 10
4. 2 Teaching Practice 11
4.3 Survey on students' English words memorizing 14
4.4 My own experience 16
5. Conclusion 18
Acknowledgements 19
References 20
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