Finally, I have come to realize the importance for English language learners to have an
extensive knowledge of the breadth and depth of words. When ELLs have an understanding and
a foundation of both, they will be able to use various registers, as circumstances require. This
will also immensely increase their lexical competence. For ESL teachers, it is important to use
multiple modes for creating comprehensible input and output. ESL teachers should constantly
remember that their students have not yet developed their English language proficiency to a level
where they can understand all the oral and written information they encounter in English for
academic purposes classroom, hence the importance of effective vocabulary teaching strategies.