Application of Lexical Approach to Teaching of Business English Correspondence

Because of poor vocabulary, improper use of lexis, and interference of first language, it is difficult for students in voca-tional school to learn Business English Correspondence well. Business English has close relations with lexical chunks, whichmakes it necessary to apply lexical approach to teaching of Business English Correspondence. This paper intends to explore its the-oretical foundations and emphasize how to apply lexical approach to teaching of Business English Correspondence in vocationalschool.

The Analysis of Lexical Approach in Language Teaching

I.IntroductionThe study of the.lexical approach focuses on the understanding ofa lexical-grammatical unit,which was called lexical phrase by Nattinger and Decarrieo and was called chunks by Michel Lewis.It is a multi-word unit of varying lengths,which has a fixed orrelatively fixed structure and expresses a certain meaning.It is prefabri-cated and frequently used.As a language teacher I think chunks arevery useful in language teaching and the lexical approach is a way of improving my teaching.They make sense in the classroom as they

The Lexical Approach and College English Teaching in China

Traditionally,language is considered to be a grammar vocabulary dichotomy system,and grammar and vocabulary seem to be independent of each other.This deep-rooted notion is particularly prevalent in Chinese English teaching and learning.Michael Lewis,the author of the Lexical Approach challenged the standard view of dividing language teaching into grammar and vocabulary.He believes that language is grammaticalised lexis,not lexicalized grammar,and lexis is the core of language learning while grammar is subordinate to it.This paper intends to explore its theoretical foundations and emphasize the great significance of the Lexical Approach to college English teaching in China.

Multimodal Design of Lexical Chunks Teaching

Based on the concepts of Lexical Chunks and Multimodal Teaching,this paper focuses the input source of English vocabulary learning,integrating the advantages of Lexical Approach with Multimodal Teaching.As a new teaching exploration of English vocabulary,the teaching practice in classroom has shown that teachers should make full and reasonable use of various teaching means and resources to achieve multimodal teaching of lexical chunks,which is helpful to promote students to learn vocabulary quickly and effectively,and improve students'English language competence and performance.

Study of lexical teaching of college English

Lexicon is the foundation of any language learning. Ignorance of lexical learning will have a direct influence on the ability of learners＇ listening, speaking, reading and translation. In response to the current situation of college English teaching ,this essay lays emphasis on the importance of lexical teaching in college English teaching and probes into several teaching theories and approaches to which college English teachers should attach importance in their lexical teaching.

On College English lexical teaching

Vocabulary is a fundamental element of a language. It undertakes the task of conveying semantic meanings. And it guarantees the implement of language communication. Thus, accumulation of a certain amount of vocabulary and the master of proper use of them is the essential condition of skillful employment of a language. The current lexical teaching in College English is far from satisfaction. Based on the findings of psycholinguistic research, this paper intends to explore an effective way to help the students enlarge their vocabulary and use them correctly with the help of various psychological associations with English vocabulary through analysis of some lexical mistakes committed in students＇ daily writing exercises.

Error Analysis of Non-English Major Students＇ Compositions and Lexical Teaching

The paper presented here investigates the kinds of lexical and grammatical errors made by Chinese EFL college students in their English compositions. Errors are then identified and .categorized to trace their causes. The analysis of the errors along with the interviews of students and teachers show that vocabulary acquisition is one of the most important factors that affect the writing proficiency of the Chinese students especially the college students. Reasons for these errors are analyzed and suggestions are Out forward for reference.

The “Prototype and Stereotype” Theory in Lexical Semantics Teaching Methodology

Cognitive linguistics studies the relationship between language and cognition,which claims that semantics structures reflect the mental categories which people have formed their experiences of growing up and acting in the world.The lexical and semantics combined together to be the foundations of language which makes into people' s communication.As the main branch of cognition,the prototype and stereotype theory have a close relationship to the lexical semantics.Thus,it is essential and useful to make a research on the lexical semantics under the influence of the "prototype and stereotype theory" and it will help a lot in teaching methodology.

Application of Lexical Chunks in Teaching College English Writing

Lexical chunks,as one of the most important units with the feature of both grammar and vocabulary in a language use,as the smallest unit of language input,memory,storage and output,has a very broad application prospect in teaching college English writing.Lexical chunk is semi-refined language,which can be used as a whole stored in the memory,and can be extracted directly in use.Lexical chunks can effectively improve processing efficiency of the language resource information,alleviate learners ' timed writing pressure,overcome the influence of negative transfer of native language,to improve the students' writing fluency,accuracy and vitality.

The Comparison of Tasked-based Teaching Method and Situation Teaching Method in Lexical Learning in Senior High Language Teaching

there are many teaching methods in current teaching procedures,such as the whole language teaching method;communicative teaching method;cooperation teaching method;situation teaching method;tasked-based teaching method;content-based teaching method;competence-based teaching method multiple intelligence teaching method and other teaching methods.This article depicts the usage and comparison of the tasked-based teaching methods and situation teaching method in lexical learning in senior high language leaching.This article first talks about the definition and feature of these two teaching methods.Then through observing the students using different methods,I aim to compare these two methods in order to find out the similarities and differences between them when students are learning vocabulary.Making further study on the teaching methods,I would like to take good advantage of them in lexical learning in senior high classes in hope that we teachers can inspire students'thinking,arouse their desire,active the atmosphere and help them have a better and simpler command of the vocabulary they obtained in the class.

Lexical Approach to English Teaching

0. Introduction Advances in computer analysis of the English language have shown that lexical patterns are widespread in language use. Some researchers call them "lexical phrases" (Nattinger and DeCarrico,1992) or "lexical chunks" (Lewis, 1993); others use the term "multi-word chunks" or just "chunks"of language. Whatever the terms are, they are characteristic of language use and language acquisition and present advantages for language teaching and learning. The lexical approach to English teaching has received interest in recent years as an alternative to grammar-based approaches. The lexical approach concentrates on developing learners' skills in understanding and using words and word combinations.

Research on the Lexical Chunks and Interactive Education Mode and the Corresponding Applications on Teaching of English Linguistics

In this paper, we conduct research on the lexical chunks and the interactive education mode and the corresponding applications on the teaching of English linguistics. The ultimate goal of the teaching is to improve the level of the students, exert students＇ initiative and creativity, in order to achieve this goal, teachers need to according to the teaching object, choose the appropriate teaching methods., diversified teaching method is multivariate, teaching method of the multivariate interactive for teachers to provide a liberal idea, on the teaching method all rivers run into sea, not stick to one method, in order to further play the advantages of various teaching methods, optimizing classroom teaching, improve teaching efficiency and ensure the quality of teaching. Each teaching method has its advantages and disadvantages, comprehensive methods while the teachers can foster strengths and circumvent weaknesses, fully mobilize students＇ enthusiasm, exert students＇ initiative and creativity, and improve the level of students. Under this background, we integrate the lexical chunks and the interactive education mode to construct the novel education paradigm that is innovative.

Speech Perception and its Implication for Speaking Teaching Based on Lexical Chunks Approach

This article presents a tentative analysis of the preliminary stage of speech perception, primarily concerning its process,complexity and theory models. Some problems related to language perception have been as well explored. Finally some suggestions based on the present investigations have been proposed to the present English speaking teaching based on lexical chunks.

On the Cultural Input in College English Lexical Teaching

Culture impacts the comprehension of semantic meanings. Based on the interrelationship between language, culture and Input Hypothesis, the author illustrates how to enhance cultural input in College English lexical teaching from the aspects of word origins, Bible and Greek Mythology, original English movies, TV programs and contrastive study between Chinese and western cultural patterns.

An Analysis of Speech Structure and Perception Processes and Its Effects on Oral English Teaching Centering around Lexical Chunks

The paper tries to analyze speech perception in terms of its structure, process, levels and models. Some problems concerning speech perception have been touched upon. The paper aims at providing some reference for oral English teaching and learning in the light of speech perception. It is intended to arouse readers' reflection upon the effect of speech perception on oral English teaching.

The Lexical Approach and Its Implications for EFL Teaching in China

This paper briefly introduces the principles of the Lexical Approach, based on the classroom observations and surveys of six college English teachers who have taken lexical ideas into their classrooms, demonstrates the changes in methodology and efficiency of classroom teaching which involves implementing the Lexical Approach, and emphasizes that implementing the Lexical Approach in classroom teaching is more successful in training students＇ comprehensive skills than previous practice.

Action Research on Lexical Chunks in Intensive English Teaching

English intensive teaching aims to improve learners'comprehensive application ability,and its key lies in fluency and authenticity of language expression.Lexical chunks are acquired and stored in memory as a whole so they shorten the thinking time and greatly improve language accuracy and fluency.This paper applies the chunks to intensive English teaching and carries out ac⁃tion researches.

On Lexical Processing in Teaching of College English Reading

As Constructivist theory is applied into lexical processing in teaching of college English reading, understanding word meaning should be seen as a reconstruction rather than a transmission of knowledge. Teachers should set up linguistic environment where students as sociate what they are learning with previous experience, and accomplish the construction of meaning in collaborative circumstance.

Combining Corpus and Cognitive Linguistics in English Lexical Teaching

Although numerous researches have been done on corpus and cognitive linguistics, only a few researches combine them together, especially in language teaching. It provides a theoretical guidance for combining corpus and cognitive linguistics in English lexical teaching. Linguists should take both the frequency and cognitive theories into consideration when they decide which word should be included in the lexical syllabus because there is sometimes a difference between the frequency and the tuition. What's more, the combination in lexical teaching can help EFL (English as a Foreign Language) learners to better deal with some common problems such as homonymy and synonymy.