Product Description

Since publication of "The Lexical Approach" in 1993, the author has been developing his ideas in response to the wide-ranging debate he stimulated. This book describes how the lexical approach works in the classroom. It contains a summary of the approach, a clear explanation of lexis, exercises and activities, implications for teachers' attitudes, new classroom procedures and implications and materials.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #316549 in Books
• Published on: 1997-01-01
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

Customer Reviews

An excellent guide for all ESL teachers
I find Lewis's book a breath of fresh air! It was really an eye-opener for me, not only it confirmed my long held intuitive beliefs, but it formulated and explained them in the clearest way possible. I would like to very strongly recommend this book to all the teachers of English as a second language. Especially for those who are stuck in their stale and ineffective teaching techniques and do not see the light at the end of a tunnel. That was the case with me, but now I do see that light. It is the Lexical Approach to theaching ESL!...

Effective method of teaching lexis
Lewis (no relation) challenges the orthodox methods of teaching lexis, emphasising the need for learners to understand and utilise vocabulary in lexical chunks, as opposed to discrete words translated - usually inadequately - from L1 to L2. The approach requires a slight change in teaching methods to produce a major shift in the quality of language acquisition.