The document summarizes a conference on identifying, using, and teaching lexical chunks held in Jerusalem in 2010. It was organized by Dr. Helen Osimo of the University of Haifa and Oranim Academic College of Education in Israel. The conference focused on coming to terms with lexical chunks and how to identify, utilize, and teach them to language learners.

1. ETAI 6th International Conference 2010, Jerusalem
Dr. Helen Osimo, University of Haifa
Oranim Academic College of Education, Israel
helen.osimo@netvision.net.il
Coming to terms with lexical chunks: Identifying, using and teaching.
My type of relationship
Julia and I go way back. The relationship isn’t perfect and we’ve had our ups
and downs. Sometimes she makes me furious and I am ashamed to admit that
once or twice I've even knocked her about a bit. What drives me crazy is the
way her ‘P’ keeps getting stuck, and that now and again her shift becomes
loose. I never see eye to eye with her about her messy ribbons either, nor the
fact that her every intimate nook and cranny is constantly clogged up with
dust.
But Julia and I make the best of it. After all, we've been through a lot over
the years: two books, reams of journalism and hundreds of letters. Come to
think of it, we're partners because we need each other. In the lonely business
of writing, Julia is my one and only companion – for better or for worse – and
her loyalty means a lot. My friends and colleagues are always making fun of
me and call me an old dinosaur. They insist that sooner or later I’ll have to
start using a word-processor and get rid of Julia – my faithful old typewriter!
[Inspired by] Gude, K., & Duckworth, M. (1996) Proficiency Masterclass, (student’s book p.295) Oxford: OUP.

2. (MY) AUTHENTIC EMAIL EXCHANGE WITH ADAM, TEVA VaDIN
-----Original Message-----
From: Helen & Roberto Osimo [mailto:osimorh@netvision.net.il]
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 06:22 AM
To: Info : Adam Teva Vadin
Subject: Re: Adam Teva Vadin Newsletter
Hello there - I really value the work you are doing but can you tell me why
Adam Teva VaDin has stopped providing all its material in English. I'm afraid
that this makes a big difference to me.
Yours sincerely, Helen Osimo
----- Original Message -----
From: Info at Adam Teva V'Din
To: 'Helen & Roberto Osimo'
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 10:05 AM
Subject: RE: Adam Teva Vadin Newsletter
Hi Helen
Thanks for your note. I am sorry that we haven't been able to get English
materials out in a timely fashion recently. A newsletter is being mailed next
week. Other technical problems prevent us for the time being from sending
out an English language email (it's to do with our service provider changing
servers). In the meantime, our web site in English is kept up to date. We hope
to be able to get email newsletters out again starting next week.
I'm sorry for the inconvenience. Bear with us for a little while longer.
Thanks for your support of IUED.
Best regards
Fran Ran, Development Director
Israel Union for Environmental Defense (Adam, Teva V'din)
Word count of text : 140 words
No. of chunks in text : 10 chunks
Word count of chunks : 34 words
Percentage of chunks of text : 24%

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