The effects of lack of vocabulary on students’ confidence.

Abstract

Vocabulary in the process of learning a new language is essential. Having a large amount of vocabulary gives students confidence when using a foreign language. The lack of vocabulary does not allow students to express themselves freely, which decreases confidence when using the English language. The general objective of this research is “To analyze how the lack of vocabulary affects students’ confidence in the fourth Grade Elementary School at Unidad Educativa Academia Naval “Cap. Leonardo Abad Astudillo” and the specific objectives are: A) To determine the most common factors that affect the students' confidence in the fourth Grade Elementary School at Unidad Educativa Academia Naval “Cap. Leonardo Abad Astudillo”. B) To establish how the lack of vocabulary affects the students learning process in the fourth Grade Elementary School at Unidad Educativa Academia Naval “Cap. Leonardo Abad Astudillo”. C) To analyze the importance of increasing the vocabulary in fourth Grade Elementary School at Unidad Educativa Academia Naval “Cap. Leonardo Abad Astudillo”. The following research is phenomenological research which has a qualitative approach. The results of this phenomenological research show the effects of the lack of vocabulary makes students feel insecure or makes them think that they have not learned anything, which affects the learning process.