On a Lexical Vector in Teaching English Grammar

Abstract

There exist quite a few methods of teaching English grammar. Probably, the most traditional and at the same time the most widely spread one is the so-called rule-based teaching of grammar. The method consists in students transferring the formally learnt rules to the real life practice. Our hands-on experience in teaching grammar proves that while the method works for some students, it definitely does not work for everybody. There are quite a number of students who find mastering grammar easier through creating close associations of certain grammatical constructions with certain lexical components.