An approach focused on vocabulary including collocations and chunks as main focus for syllabus design.

An approach focused on vocabulary including collocations and chunks as main focus for syllabus design.

• A. The Lexical Approach
• B. The Listening Approach
• C. TBL
• D. Descriptive grammar

Answer: (A)

The main idea being tested is organizing a syllabus around vocabulary, especially collocations and chunks. This is the Lexical Approach, which treats language as built from lexical units—multi-word sequences that commonly occur together—rather than just isolated grammar rules. By centering instruction on high-frequency phrases and collocations, learners internalize ready-made language chunks, making recall and production more natural and fluent. Teaching this way helps learners use longer, authentic-sounding utterances without having to assemble sentences from scratch word by word. It’s different from approaches that prioritize listening practice without a vocabulary-first focus, or that emphasize task-based activities over the role of chunks, or that center on describing language rather than teaching it through ready-made lexical sequences.