In this unit,
we could learn that individual words or sets of words refer to Lexis, those are unit of
vocabulary that has specific meaning. And of course vocabulary should be taught
in context, because the
meaning of words can have denotation.
That describes the idea’s meaning behind the vocabulary item. Also, the imaginative meaning that comes
from the denotation but with different meaning (the tree of life or family tree).
On the other hand, the meaning of some vocabulary depends to the form, for
example prefixes and suffixes adding to the base words;in which the meaning
varies according to the individual words they are made up of (happy, unhappy,
happiness). Other important aspect is the words that usually occur together
like collocations (pay
attention) or fixed expressions like idioms
(pull my leg). All of those examples are types of chunks, what it means
useful language.
Into the
teaching process, it is very important the use of lexis in class because
vocabulary is the base of language. Students in the learning process need
practice the vocabulary many times seeing the word or repeating to get
knowledge as well as they can do it. Also, the teacher can create a story in
which students can use fixed expressions or use affixation to end the story
together.
In the
following video, you can watch how teach vocabulary can be varied on the group
of students, techniques or strategies applied in the class.
References:
- Stranks, J. (2010) Developing Lexis [Video]. Available from:
- Mary Spratt, A. P. (2011). The TKT Teaching Knowledge Test Course. Cambridge University Press.
- Singleton, D. (2000). Language and the Lexicon. London: Arnold, and New York: OUP
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