Formulaic sequences and perceived oral proficiency: putting a Lexical Approach to the test

This study reports a small-scale experiment that was set up to estimate the extent to which (i) the use of formulaic sequences (standardized phrases such as collocations and idiomatic expressions) can help learners come across as proficient L2 speakers and (ii) an instructional method that emphasize...

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Published in:	Language teaching research : LTR Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 245 - 261
Main Authors:	Boers, Frank, Eyckmans, June, Kappel, Jenny, Stengers, Hélène, Demecheleer, Murielle
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Thousand Oaks, CA SAGE Publications 01.07.2006 Turpin Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects:	College Students Collocations Competence Control Groups Correlation Curriculum subjects: programmes and methods Editors Educational sciences English (Second Language) English as a Second Language Learning English as a Second Language Teaching Materials English as a Second Language Teaching Methods Experimental Groups Idioms Interviews Language Language Patterns Language Proficiency Language teaching methods Learning Strategies Linguistics Memory Modern language Oral Language Phrase Structure Reading Materials Reading-writing relationship Second Language Instruction Second Language Learning Sequences Students Teaching Teaching Methods Traditional Grammar Verbal communication Vocabulary Learning English Teaching method Test
ISSN:	1362-1688, 1477-0954
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