THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE LEXICAL APPROACH IN TEACHING STUDENTS OF A HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION (LEVEL A1-A2)

Abstract

The article presents a theoretical overview and practical reflection of the basic principles of the lexical approach applied to teach A1-A2-level students in a university. The author emphasizes that the usage of lexical approach is not innovative in the teaching methodology, but allows expanding the basics of the communicative approach in general, since it represents a greater field for meeting the real needs of foreign language learners. The vocabulary presented in this article is lexical semantic fragments that can be used as a template of authentic lexical phrases. This article is intended to evaluate ways and effectiveness of lexical approach in the methodology of teaching English at the elementary level. It is concluded that despite the effectiveness of the lexical approach, it is necessary not to forget about its limitations at more advanced levels of English, however, for the perspective of teaching students with elementary level (A1-A2), this approach is very convenient, it also includes grammar, but presents real-life lexical fragments that correspond to the level and the level of language learning, and the reality in which it can be used. At the same time, the study of lexical fragments is quite productive and useful for the further understanding and translation of the spoken language correctly, reducing the erroneous translation of expressions in the context, and not in the template.