ON APPLICATION OF THE LEXICAL APPROACH TO TEACHING ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES
The article considers the idea of the lexical approach application to teaching English for specific purposes. The need for incorporating the lexical approach methodology into teaching practices for students of non-linguistic specialties is emphasized. The relevance of the article is determined by the need for the materials development, timely and substantial revision in circumstances of limited teaching hours and hours of independent work, limited access to foreign textbooks, and the lack of suitable textbooks as well. The article presents the list of topics in the syllabus and stages of methodological work based on the lexical approach principles (chunks, microgrammar, vertical and horizontal development of the dialogue, lexical priming). It also presents several examples of revision games. The author offers a number of lexical-oriented exercises for students in the specialty ‚Analytical Chemistry‛ and shows the effectiveness of the lexical approach methodology. Additionally, the author demonstrates the examples of lexical development of possible conversations between a teacher and students. The article highlights that the implementation of the lexical approach methodology to teaching practices for students of non-linguistic specialties would address the problem of the materials development for teaching each specialty separately.