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Presentation about lexical appraoch

1. Audiolingual &
Lexical Approach
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Gael Gallegos Rubio 3A

2. What are these?
The Lexical Approach is a language teaching method that prioritizes the acquisition
of lexical chunks (groups of words that often occur together) over learning
individual words or grammatical rules.
The Audio-Lingual Method is a language teaching approach based on
behaviorist theories, where learning occurs through habit formation.
Both methods offer different ways to approach language teaching,
with the Audio-Lingual Method emphasizing repetition and habit
formation, while the Lexical Approach focuses on vocabulary and
natural language use.

3. B. F. Skinner
Charles C.
Fries
Leonard
Bloom Field
There are
several key
figures
involved in the
ALM

4. Michael Lewis: The most prominent
figure associated with the Lexical
Approach.
John Sinclair: A corpus linguist whose
work on large-scale language corpora
influenced the understanding of
collocations and lexical patterns.
Dave Willis and Jane Willis: Applied
linguists who supported the Lexical
Approach, emphasizing the importance
of vocabulary and chunking in language
learning through task-based language
teaching.
Key authors
of the
Lexical
Approach

5. Repetition Drills
Dialogue Memorization
Question and Answer Drills
Transformation Drills
The Audio-Lingual Method focuses on repetition,
drills, and habit formation. Activities are designed to
reinforce language patterns through practice.
Types of ALM Activities:

6. The Lexical Approach focuses on learning vocabulary chunks and natural
language use. Activities aim to raise awareness of how words combine and
promote fluency through real-life language exposure.
Types of LA Activities:
Collocation Matching
Lexical Chunk fill-gap
Roleplay using chunks
Concordance Activities

7. Comparative Chart

8. CONCLUSIONS
The Audio-Lingual Method focuses on grammatical accuracy through
repetition and drills, while the Lexical Approachprioritizes vocabulary
and real-life communication using lexical chunks.
The teacher plays a central role in ALM, whereas, in
the Lexical Approach, the teacher guides students to
notice and use chunks.
ALM emphasizes habit formation and error correction,
while the Lexical Approach encourages fluency and
tolerance of errors during natural communication.