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Date Posted: 11:14:58 10/16/05 Sun
Author: Cristiane Tinôco Martins
Subject: Re: Lexis and Second Language Classroom - Final draft
In reply to: Ana Teresa Vieira e Meirelles 's message, "Lexis and Second Language Classroom - Final draft" on 15:19:51 10/13/05 Thu

Dear Ana:
Great job! Your essay is very well written, meeting all the parameters we have studied. Your thesis statement is now clear and your ideas are well developed, as your previous outline has proposed.
I've made some comments, but I'm not sure of all of them. So please, take them only as considerations.

>Lexis and Second Language Classroom
>
>
>
>Although somehow contradictory to the core proposal of
>the Lexical Approach, the use of grammar along with a
>more lexicalized method has been object of study and
>(HAS BEEN PROVED USEFUL) proven useful by some authors cited by Harwood (2002)

>Whereas (DESPITE ALL THE CRITIQUES) the critiques, the importance of vocabulary in
>the second language acquisition cannot be neglected.
>Wilkins (1972, apud Paiva 2005) remarked the
>importance of vocabulary: "The fact that while without
>grammar very little can be conveyed, without
>vocabulary nothing can be conveyed. What we normally
>think of as 'vocabulary items' - nouns, verbs and
>adjectives - do indeed contain more information that
>is carried by grammatical elements..." . Gil (2005)
>proposes that focus on form and focus on communication
>are not to be seen as "antagonic", but as
>"complementary" focuses that should be part of a
>second language classroom.
>
>All the controversy on the use of a more lexicalized
>approach to teaching English has been responsible for
>a great deal of analysis and propositions in the
>Linguistic field. Thornbury (1998, apud Hardwood,
>2002) mentions that the concept of taking a lexical
>approach to teaching is "work in progress". Even
>though that same author has his own critique on the
>approach (DOES THORNBURY AGREE THAT A LEXICALIZED APPROACH CAN BE APPLIED ON AN ESL CLASSROOM? I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO MENTION WHAT IS HIS OPINION, OTHERWISE THIS SENTENCE WOULD BE MISSPLACED) , the idea that a lexicalized approach can be
>applied on an ESL classroom for the sake of students
>remains as a real possibility and necessary
>pedagogical decision to be taken by teachers.

One more time, congratulations on your essay... it makes us want to try the lexical approach.
Best regards
Cristiane Tinôco

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