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Lexical Grammar: Activities for Teaching Chunks and Exploring Patterns

Lexical Grammar: Activities for Teaching Chunks and Exploring Patterns

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The book explores the role of chunks in textual cohesion and fluency, and provides practical classroom suggestions and activities to make grammar teaching more lexical and vocabulary practice more grammatical.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 244 pages
Publication date: 31 May 2018
Publisher: Cambridge University Press


The book delves into the realm of recent advancements in corpus linguistics and second language acquisition research, shedding light on the crucial role played by chunks in enhancing textual cohesion, fluency, and grammar acquisition. It then proceeds to offer practitioners a wealth of practical classroom suggestions and engaging activities aimed at revitalizing grammar teaching and fostering grammatical vocabulary practice. These activities encompass a wide spectrum, ranging from identifying, highlighting, and recording language chunks to empowering learners to incorporate these valuable linguistic units into their active language repertoire. By incorporating these practical approaches, educators can foster a more lexical and grammatical learning environment, enabling students to develop a strong foundation in language proficiency.

The book begins by examining recent developments in corpus linguistics and second language acquisition research, highlighting the significant role played by chunks in enhancing textual cohesion, fluency, and grammar acquisition.

It goes on to provide practitioners with a plethora of practical classroom suggestions and engaging activities designed to make grammar teaching more lexical and to enhance vocabulary practice through grammaticalization.

These activities encompass a wide range, from identifying, highlighting, and recording language chunks to enabling learners to utilize these valuable linguistic units in their active language repertoire.

By incorporating these practical approaches, educators can foster a more lexical and grammatical learning environment, enabling students to develop a strong foundation in language proficiency.

Weight: 474g
Dimension: 191 x 243 x 13 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781316644751

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