The workshop starts with a brief look at the lexical approach and why chunking – the practice of conceiving of language in pre-fabricated phrases – makes for more efficient learning and more natural output. This is followed by a series of ready-to-go activities that apply the approach, which teachers can then use in their classrooms right away.

The workshop will give teachers the skills to allow their students to “discover” lexical chunks and to exploit lexical patterns in listening and reading exercises, empowering learners by giving them the ability to recall larger pieces of language at once, self-study more effectively, and sound more natural in their communication.