Old me:
David, my favorite American teacher, talked about "lexical approach to second language teaching" today. I found it very useful. I'm gonna put this theory into practice both in learning English and teaching Chinese as a foreign language in the future.
That's today's little achievement. Do you remember this?
Maybe you don't. But you haven't forgotten David, have you? He's such an interesting teacher with a very interesting forehead!
Ps: Today, I can pronunce "r" and "rr" all of a sudden. Mama, Spanish kills me .
1 comment:
I just found your blog from your comment. You linked to me! Cool. Hi!
The lexical approach can be workable. In my own study of Japanese I started out learning chunks of phrases that were useful for everyday interaction. Later, when I was introduced to the grammar in lessons I thought "Oh wow, this grammar is in [this given thing I already know]."
I think it only works if students can really find the connections and unpack the lexis', though. Good luck with teaching, learning, and wandering.
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