As a recent task, we were creating a teaching module for upper school classes about collocations. The mere theme of collocations, as a grammatical aspect of the English language, is to be seen detached from traditional content domains of language lessons such as “Landeskunde” or history, as the language aspect itself in this case builds the topic to deal with. In the theoretical part of our paper we will first explore some aspects on language awareness in order to underline its significant role in foreign language teaching. We will go on presenting our findings on motivation as a means to convey language awareness. After explaining the grammatical extend of collocations, we will finally present our exercises and comment on them. Here we are including our findings from the theoretical part of this paper.
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- Introduction
- Language Awareness
- Top-Down, Bottom-Up Processing
- Motivation in English classes
- The Grammatical and Lexical Extent of Collocations
- Why teaching collocations?
- How teaching collocations?
- Teaching Material, Procedures, Explanations and Reasons for the Exercises
- Introduction
- Exercise 1-2
- Exercise 3-4
- Homework
- Conclusion
- References
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
The paper aims to explore the significance of language awareness in foreign language teaching, specifically focusing on the teaching of collocations. It delves into the concept of language awareness, examining its impact on language learning and the role of motivation in fostering this awareness. Additionally, the paper examines the grammatical and lexical aspects of collocations before presenting practical teaching exercises and analyzing their effectiveness.
- Language awareness in foreign language teaching
- The role of motivation in fostering language awareness
- The grammatical and lexical features of collocations
- Practical exercises for teaching collocations
- The effectiveness of teaching collocations in a foreign language context
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
The introduction sets the context for the paper by outlining the purpose of teaching collocations and establishing the focus on language awareness. The chapter on Language Awareness explores the concept of language awareness, its importance in foreign language learning, and the distinction between native speaker and foreign language learner perspectives. The chapter on Motivation in English Classes examines the role of motivation in promoting language awareness, drawing on research to illustrate the connection between motivation and effective language learning. The chapter on the Grammatical and Lexical Extent of Collocations delves into the grammatical and lexical aspects of collocations, providing a framework for understanding their significance in language.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
The key focus areas of this paper are language awareness, foreign language teaching, collocations, motivation, and metacognition. The paper explores the impact of language awareness on foreign language learning, highlighting the importance of motivation in fostering this awareness. It also analyzes the grammatical and lexical features of collocations and presents practical teaching exercises designed to enhance students' understanding and use of this linguistic element.
- Quote paper
- Annett Lipske (Author), 2005, Teaching Collocations in Foreign Language Classes: Why and How, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/60802
