I don't think there is ever a class where a student has not queried a new word. Words pop up all of the time and it seems that the more words students notice inside or outside the classroom,

Skills circuits are a fun way to review language. They also provide a change to coursebook activities allowing learners to work together to re-cycle grammar or vocabulary and share knowledge.

It is widely recognized that second language (L2) mental lexicon must be independent of its first language (L1) counterpart, if learners are to use the target language effectively and fluently.

Multi-word verbs are complex and present problems for learners both in terms of their grammatical form and their lexical meaning.

In the first part of this article the writer explored the use of delexicalised verbs and the problems they create for our learners.

This article gives an overview of the topic of collocation in English language teaching and shows how this is a key area of study for advanced level students.

In the first part of this two part article Shaun Dowling looks at delexicalised verbs, and the problems they cause for our students.

This article looks at what needs to be taught when teaching vocabulary and ways to present and teach vocabulary.

Have you ever considered why a learner (even an advanced one) can hear a difficult English word or phrase literally thousands of times and still not use that word in the way that a native speaker does?

For too long now the verb phrase has been the dominant focus of attention in course books, syllabuses, and teacher training programmes.