On the other hand, vocabulary can be learnt
'intentionally' through some strategies and plans. There
exist conflicting views among language professionals
concerning the relative superiority of two approaches of
'contextualized' and 'de-contextualized' ways of learning.
Oxford and Scarcella (1994), for example, observe that
while 'de-contextualized learning' (word list) may help
students memorize vocabulary for tests students are
likely to rapidly forget words memorized from lists.