This course is designed in such a way that after attending it, students (a) indicate positive attitudes to learning vocabulary in all its aspects; (b) have a good knowledge of both content and function words at the 4000 word level in terms of form, meaning, and use in different contexts, including idioms, collocations, and word formation through derivatives; and (c) possess skills of choosing and using the right words to express meanings (ideas, feelings, attitudes, opinions, and thoughts) in intended contexts. To ensure the achievement of these target competencies, the course covers the following points: the role of vocabulary in learning a language,  meanings of words in different contexts, word families, word formation, multi-word units, collocations, homonyms, polysemes,  synonyms and antonyms, hyponyms, lexical fields, collocations and idioms, denotation and connotation, ways of remembering words, what makes a word difficult, preventing learners from forgetting words, dictionary skills, vocabulary training. Classroom learning activities includes individual work, pair work, and small group work of identifying words (form and meaning) used in a text, analyzing and expanding words, using words receptively and productively, consulting the dictionary efficiently and effectively, and solving problems of forgetting. Students’ learning progress will be assessed through classroom participation, assignments, and tests.