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Learning language in chunks - Coggle Diagram
Learning language in chunks
What is chunks?
Collocations
Fixed expression
Formulaic utterances
Sentence starters
Verb patterns
Idioms and catchphrases
Benefits?
Facilitate fluent processing
Confer idiomaticity
Provide raw material
for language development
How?
Phrasebook
:check:formulaic expression
:check:drilling
:check:shadowing
:check:jazz chants
Awareness-raising
Pedagogical chunking
Practical application
:star:extensive reading and listening task
:star:’chunking’ text
:star:authentic speech
:star:record-keeping and frequent review
:star:recycling chunks in learners’ text
Analytic
:<3:teach
:<3:select
:<3:reveal
:<3:complement
Communicative
:pencil2:use survey-type activities
:pencil2:repeat speaking task
:pencil2:script , rehearse , memorise and perform
Second language curriculum?
Utility
:explode:select chunks based on their usefulness
to the purpose of learning it
:explode:formulaic expressions is associated with different speech acts
Frequency
:explode:phrases from patterns are the most frequent word
:explode:learners recognise general use of the word
Fixedness & Idiomaticity
:explode:frequency distribution may rapidly decrease
:explode:enlist criteria of chunks
:explode:chunks are relatively fixed
:explode:idiomatic expression are opaque
Teachability
:explode:idiomatic expression is memorable
:explode: unlock mnemonic potential
:explode:phonological repetition draws attention