THE LEXICAL APPROACH develops current thinking, synthesizing the best insights of previous theory, corpus linguistics, discourse analysis, and modern approaches to grammar.
1. Background
2. Developing Ideas
3. The Wider Context
4. The Nature of Meaning
5. The Nature of Lexis
6. Lexis in the Syllabus
7. Lexis in Language Teaching
8. Grammar Content in the Lexical Approach
9. Explanation and Practice in the Lexical Approach
10. The Nature of Error
11. Responding to Error
12. The Role for Materials
13. Teaching, Teacher Training and Methodological Implications