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An Overview of the Lexical Approach and Its Implementation at a Public Elementary School in South Korea
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Sample, Mark Graham – Journal of International Education Research, 2014
Michael Lewis' Lexical Approach attempted to turn the EFL world on its head by proposing that language acquisition comes from lexis rather than grammar. Lewis states that "language consists not of traditional grammar and vocabulary but often of multi-word prefabricated chunks" (1997:3). Lewis' 1997 handbook, "Implementing the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning