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Definition the lexical approach in American English

the lexical approach noun

noun
/ˈleksɪk(ə)l əˌproʊtʃ/
1

an approach to language teaching that has vocabulary or lexis as the main focus

Example

The lexical approach is based on the idea that an important part of language acquisition is the ability to understand and produce lexical phrases as chunks.

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Definition the lexical approach in American English