The lexical approach for language teaching based on the corpus language analysis

The research in the field of first and second language acquisition found that using of lexical chunks is common phenomenon. The language learners communicate successfully and learn the language rule by using the lexical chunks. The studies in the corpus linguistics also found that lexical chunks of different forms form about 80 percent of natural langue. Based on the research of lexical chunks, many linguists put forward the lexical approach of langue teaching, which values the importance of language chunks in natural langue and aim to improve the learner´s ability of actual language use. It is a way of teaching according with the language natural acquisition and cognition, which indicate a new field of vision for ESL teaching and learning in China.