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By Hugo Gordon

The lexical approach is a method of teaching
foreign languages described by Michael
Lewis in the early 1990s. The basic concept on
which this approach rests is the idea that an
important part of learning a language
consists of being able to understand and
produce lexical phrases as chunks.
Introduction

No Learning theory
No Theory of Language
The Building blocks of Language
learning and Communication
Lexical Approach
What is chunk?
Lexical chunk’ is an umbrella term which
includes all the other terms.
What are the collocations?
Collocation is a pair of lexical content words
commonly found together.

Lexical Chunk ( that are not collocations )
By the way
Up to now
Upside down
If I were you
A long way off
Out of my mind

Lexical Chunks ( That are collocation )
Totally conviced
Strong accent
Terrible Accident
Sense of Humour
Sound exciting
Brings good luck

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Lexical

  • 2.  The lexical approach is a method of teaching foreign languages described by Michael Lewis in the early 1990s. The basic concept on which this approach rests is the idea that an important part of learning a language consists of being able to understand and produce lexical phrases as chunks. Introduction
  • 3.  No Learning theory No Theory of Language The Building blocks of Language learning and Communication Lexical Approach
  • 4. What is chunk? Lexical chunk’ is an umbrella term which includes all the other terms. What are the collocations? Collocation is a pair of lexical content words commonly found together.
  • 5.  Lexical Chunk ( that are not collocations ) By the way Up to now Upside down If I were you A long way off Out of my mind
  • 6.  Lexical Chunks ( That are collocation ) Totally conviced Strong accent Terrible Accident Sense of Humour Sound exciting Brings good luck