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CHAPTER 8: Lexis - Coggle Diagram
CHAPTER 8: Lexis
What is lexis?
combinations of words that we can recall and use quite quickly without having to construct new phrases and sentences word by word
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Common 'going-together patterns' of words (eg. blonde hair, traffic jam)
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Grammar: refers to the generalisable patterns of the language and to our ability to construct new phrases and sentences out of word combinations and grammatical features
Lexis in the classroom
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Lexical items live within their own languages, and though a dictionary translation can give an introduction to the meaning of a word
Stages of learning lexis
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For planning lexis work
Receptive lexis is the set of lexical items that we recognise and understand, but tend not to use ourselves in everyday speech.
Productive lexis: the most new lexical items learned by students have obvious immediate practical uses; they quickly become part of the learners' everyday English.
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Presenting lexis
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techniques for lexis
Present: you first offer some cues, pictures or information about the target items and elicit the words from students
Practice: you then get the students to practise, eg by repeating items, using them in short dialogues
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Lexis and skills work
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learners meet the language in realistic contexts and see how the items fit into the meaning and style of a whole text
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When using reading or listening texts, a focus on lexis may occur before, while or after the students read or listen
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