{"id":1118,"date":"2011-07-16T13:36:10","date_gmt":"2011-07-16T13:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eltweekly.com\/elt-newsletter\/?p=1118"},"modified":"2011-07-16T13:36:10","modified_gmt":"2011-07-16T13:36:10","slug":"92-article-grammar-vs-lexis-or-grammar-through-lexis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltweekly.humbeestudio.xyz\/?p=1118","title":{"rendered":"#92, Article: Grammar vs lexis or grammar through lexis?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">ELTWeekly Newsletter Vol. 3 Issue#92 | July 17, 2011<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In this article, informed by the Lexical Approach, I reflect on grammar instruction in the classroom, including my own teaching, and make suggestions on how it can be &#8216;lexicalised&#8217;. I consider the problems with &#8216;traditional&#8217; grammar teaching before arguing that what we actually need is more grammar input as well as showing how lexis can provide necessary &#8216;crutches&#8217; for the learner.<\/p>\n<p>For more on the Lexical Approach see other articles on the TE website:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/www.teachingenglish.org.uk\/think\/articles\/lexical-approach-1-what-does-lexical-approach-look\" href=\"http:\/\/www.teachingenglish.org.uk\/think\/articles\/lexical-approach-1-what-does-lexical-approach-look\">http:\/\/www.teachingenglish.org.uk\/think\/articles\/lexical-approach-1-what&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/www.teachingenglish.org.uk\/think\/articles\/lexical-approach-2-what-does-lexical-approach-look\" href=\"http:\/\/www.teachingenglish.org.uk\/think\/articles\/lexical-approach-2-what-does-lexical-approach-look\">http:\/\/www.teachingenglish.org.uk\/think\/articles\/lexical-approach-2-what&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lexis = vocabulary + grammar<\/p>\n<p>The shift in ELT from grammar to lexis mirrors a similar change in the attitude of linguists. 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