UNIT 2 - LEXIS

            Unit 2 is about lexis. It mostly refers to individual words or sets of words. As future teachers we realize that words have different kinds of meaning, It is because of the meaning of vocabulary and how we use those words in context. Therefore, there are many words that have the opposite meaning when adding prefixes or suffixes to base words, so teachers should know that adding affixes when speaking or writing is an important process called affixation. Sinclair and Renouf (1988) point out that focusing on lexis in classrooms has several advantages." First, teachers can highlight common uses, and important meanings and patterns for frequent words. Second, teachers can encourage a learner to make full use of the words that the learner already has, regardless of the learners level". So, when speaking about lexis teachers have to take into account that there are some significant aspects to consider. For example; they should teach their learners that exist many words that often occur together and they have different meanings, such as: collocations and chunks. As all of us know in English language there are  fixed expressions as they can be changed, but their meaning is usually different from the combination of the meaning of individual words they contain, they are called idioms. To sum up, when teaching I will realize that in language learning process lexis involves everything about the understanding of words' form and meaning, for that reason students need to practice the same words as much as they can in order to be fluent with the language . I will look for some interesting activities to teach general words. For example brainstorming will be great for them.  
I found some interesting information about this topic and I would like to share this with you:

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/grammar-vs-lexis-or-grammar-through-lexis

http://research.ncl.ac.uk/ARECLS/vol1_documents/Seowon/Seowon.htm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoSzByQPsuU

References:
- SINCLAIR, J.M. AND RENOUF, A., 1988. A lexical syllabus for language learning. In: R. CARTER AND M. MCCARTHY, eds. Vocabulary and language teaching. Harlow: Longman.
- Spratt, M., Pulverness, A., & Williams, M. (2011). The TKT course. Ernst Klett Sprachen.