THE ROLE OF VOCABULARY LEARNING TECHNIQUES IN IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION

Abstract

Annotation. This article analyzes the role of vocabulary learning techniques in developing students' reading comprehension skills. The study highlights how increasing vocabulary is related to the semantic, cognitive and psychological mechanisms of the reading process. The article studies the effectiveness of such methods as determining the meaning of words through context, understanding based on word formation, semantic maps, lexical clusters, flashcards, space repetition, morphological analysis, working with synonym-antonym pairs, and collocations. It is also scientifically proven that expanding students' active vocabulary has a significant impact on the processes of deeper understanding of the text, quick separation of the main idea, inference, understanding the author's position, and integration of new knowledge. The results of the study show that integrated vocabulary learning strategies systematically improve students' reading skills and form independent reading competence.