Teaching Lexical Phrases

Teaching Lexical Phrases

by Thomas Lavelle

The question I am taking up this week is: " How can I teach Lexical Phrases?

First, what is lexis? Very briefly, lexis is a word in all its various relationships with other words.  Lexical phrases, (first mentioned in 1975 by Becker) according to Nattinger and Decarrico (1992), are multi-word chunks of language of varying length that run on a continuum from fixed phrases like in a nutshell to slot- and- filler frames like  the _____er, the _________er.

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Group discussion skills

Group discussion skills

Submitted by TE Editor on 27 July, 2010 - 19:57

Group discussions occur in many different formats – from very informal ones between friends to highly structured and challenging discussions included as part of a selection process. In both cases, there are a number of specific skills that we can help our students develop to become better able to contribute effectively to group discussions.

• Why teach group discussion skills?

• Types of discussion

• Useful sub-skills for students

• Setting up group discussions

• Giving and encouraging feedback

• Conclusion

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