Vocabulary denotes the words that represent a given language. They convey the meaning and rich vocabulary sets some standard to a written script. Vocabulary occupies an important place in a written document or a text and also in language acquisition. In our country we find students from heterogeneous backgrounds. The most challenging thing for the teachers is developing the language skills of the students those who are from the rural background. This paper presents the study where a group of students were encouraged to go for extensive reading to improve their academic vocabulary

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