语言学家Hatch和Brown认为词汇习得分为五个步骤,1.having sources for encountering new words(碰到新单词)2.getting a clear image,either visual or auditory or both(通过视觉听觉在大脑中形成图像)3.learning the meaning of the words(学习词义)4.making a strong memory connection between the forms and meaning of the words(形成词义与词型之间的记忆联系))5.using the words(使用单词).本文分别就一、三两个阶段分别探讨中学英语词汇教学所存在的问题及改进策略.