An Overview of the Lexical Approach and Its Implementation at a Public Elementary School in South Korea

Autor/in	Sample, Mark Graham
Titel	An Overview of the Lexical Approach and Its Implementation at a Public Elementary School in South Korea
Quelle	In: Journal of International Education Research, 10 (2014) 4, S.271-278 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2158-0979
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Language Patterns; Teaching Methods; Grammar; Elementary School Teachers; Elementary School Students; Vocabulary Development; South Korea + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Sprachmodell; Sprachstruktur; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Grammatik; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Wortschatzarbeit; Korea; Republik
Abstract	Michael Lewis' Lexical Approach attempted to turn the EFL world on its head by proposing that language acquisition comes from lexis rather than grammar. Lewis states that "language consists not of traditional grammar and vocabulary but often of multi-word prefabricated chunks" (1997:3). Lewis' 1997 handbook, "Implementing the Lexical Approach", encourages teachers to focus students' attention towards chunks of language by altering a large number of their classroom procedures. This paper outlines traditional views towards language learning before observing the principles and criticisms of the Lexical Approach. Finally, it details the author's teaching context at a public elementary school and the experiences he had whilst implementing a weak version of the approach teaching eight to ten-year-old students. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10