Teaching Chunks Of Language (The Resourceful Teacher)

Description:
Teaching Chunks of Language is a motivating new resource book based on the fundamental assumptions of the so-called lexical (or ‘chunk teaching’) approach. Language as used by native speakers consists substantially of memorized multi-word chunks (e.g. by the way). For learners of a foreign language, knowledge of chunks is strongly associated with important aspects of proficiency such as oral fluency and naturalness of expression.
The challenging question for foreign learners therefore is this: How can many chunks be committed to active, long-term memory?

Teaching Chunks of Language suggests a communicative approach to the teaching of chunks of language. Most of the activities presented are decidedly communicative and involve a lot of speaking and listening as well as intensive reading and some writing.

Teaching Chunks of Language is organised in 4 chapters:

RE-usable activities;
Activity sequences;
RE-usable review & learning quiz activities,
Testing techniques.

The Resourceful Teacher Series
Great teachers’ handbooks with lots of inspiring ideas

A series of handbooks for teachers with innovative activities and techniques written by leading names in the field of ELT.

Aimed at teachers, teacher trainers and trainee teachers
Inspired by developments in linguistics, pedagogy, cognitive psychology and other disciplines
Offer practical ways of using key research findings to enrich teaching and learning
Include photocopiable activities with accompanying multimedia for classroom and training use