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How to start expanding your mental lexicon

by Léonieke Ariaans|Published August 19, 2020

This video series discusses the types of dictionaries you can start using to accomplish just that.

A mental lexicon is defined as a mental dictionary that contains information about the meaning, pronunciation, syntactic characteristics, and so on about lexical units (words). The mental lexicon is a construct used in Linguistics and Psycholinguistics to refer to individual speakers’ lexical, or word, representations.

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Published July 30, 2020

Idioms you can use to help you sound more fluent and confident

The YouTube playlist includes idioms professionals can use directly on the job in situations when they need to be fluent and confident. Research in the field of Linguistics has shown that the use of idioms decreases cognitive load – allowing you to focus on things that matter. Using idioms also increases fluency and demonstrates competence. In this list, it is demonstrated how the idiom is used in real life, how to look it up in different dictionaries (i.e. dictionary definitions are included in these videos), and what to do next to be able to acquire them. Please note that you would need to use them at least 7 times afterwards to make that happen.

Published August 2, 2020

Why you should want to gain insight into rhetoric when using English professionally

In the professional domain just doing your job by focusing on content and being a friendly co-worker usually is not enough. At some point, you must at least attempt to convince others to accept your plan or proposed course of action to avoid becoming redundant, and you will have to make sure that you’ll remain relevant to the company you work for or to your clients for survival. Getting the desired promotion, expanding your clientele, or just getting the job done requires persuasion. This is a practical skill that is about using language more effectively and thus to your advantage.

Published March 30, 2018

What type of English communication services does LSA LINGUA offer?

We offer ESP and EGP training services and courses. Interested in earning the differences between the two dominant types? Learn more.

Published April 1, 2017

Part 1 of how to boost your mental lexicon? Some tools for you to use.

Many of my clients/students frequently pose the question: how do I become better at speaking and writing? There are many answers to […]