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TEACHING LEXICALLY SUMMER COURSE

AN EXPERIENCE YOU WILL NEVER FORGET

Our Annual Event

Teaching Lexically summer school 2025

When

July 7th – July 18th 2025

Who with

Top Lexical Lab experts:
Hugh Dellar and Andrew Walkey

What

Our flagship TEACHING LEXICALLY course

How much

£800 for the two-week face-to-face course at London Metropolitan University’s Holloway Road campus

Who is this course for?

Teaching Lexically is designed for practising language teachers. If you’re looking to develop as an educator, share the challenges you face with your peers, find workable solutions, and learn how to better implement the lexical approach, then this is the choice for you. Your teaching will never be the same again after the insights shared by the authors of the Outcomes series.

This course, led by the renowned authors and teacher trainers Hugh and Andrew, is a deep dive into the lexical approach to language teaching. Aimed at educators with a B2 level of English or above, “Teaching Lexically” is essentially a training programme that enriches teaching methodologies and offers fresh perspectives on language instruction. Morning sessions are dedicated to exploring principles of teaching and learning, with a specific focus on applying the lexical approach across various levels of language proficiency. From analysing texts for language to developing resources for learner training, this course promises a comprehensive upgrade to your teaching arsenal. All participants will receive a questionnaire before the course to explain their teaching background and interests regarding the course. Based on this, there may be some variations to content and timetable.

  • Principles of teaching and learning
  • Teaching Lexically at low levels
  • Teaching lexically at higher levels
  • A lexical view of language
  • Examples and teaching questions
  • Lesson demonstrations
  • Considering outcomes
  • Teaching speaking
  • Lexically Using students’ language
  • Teaching vocabulary lexically
  • Teaching grammar lexically
  • Highlighting language and patterns
  • Choosing a language to teach
  • Analysing texts for language
  • Teaching reading lexically
  • Teaching listening lexically
  • Teaching writing lexically
  • Learner training and resources
  • Tests and exams
  • Recycling and revision
  • One-to-one
  • Developing beyond the course

A unique

London Experience

A Unique london experience

Choose Your Adventure

Before you even start your courses with us, we want you to tell us what tickles your fancy. Fill in a questionnaire and let us know areas what you most want to focus on.

You’re in the driver’s seat and this isn’t about following a pre-set map. There’ll be plenty of opportunities to chart your own route, and explore topics that feed your curiosity and passion.

Modern Culture & History

Our cultural and social programme takes you inside contemporary Britain whilst also offering you historical insights. We don’t take you round the usual tourist spots. We take you under the skin of the city.

We also offer evenings out where learning continues informally and you get to network with peers, meet locals, and enjoy London’s vibrant scene.

London Unlocked

After lectures, workshop activities, input sessions and discussions, we will use the city as a classroom. London’s our playground, from its historic courts to the vibrant streets of Shoreditch.

Our trips out are your ticket to a London that tourists don’t see. We’re talking deep dives into the culture that shapes the city, from its iconic landmarks to the hidden gems.

Live the Language

Transform your understanding of English through direct engagement with London itself. Historic Greenwich or the buzz of modern Camden Market are now your textbooks. 

You’ll live English every minute that you’re here with us, through each and every conversation  you have – while every street corner in London has the potential to become a learning opportunity

Engage & Explore

Each day is a blend of insightful sessions and adventurous activities. Imagine discussing approaches to teaching grammar over coffee, and then exploring the diverse cultures of the UK on the streets of London in the afternoon.

From day trips to Oxford to side-splitting evenings out at comedy clubs, our programme promises a perfect balance of immersion, development, and enjoyment. 

Guided by locals, guided by experts

You will be guided by the masterminds behind Lexical Lab, Hugh and Andrew. These are not your ordinary English teachers: they are the innovative creators of the Outcomes series.

With the latest edition now on the shelves, their educational expertise is deeper than ever. At the same time, they both live in – and love – London and can’t wait to share their passion with you.

Our students’
feedback

Informative, personal and enjoyable! We have been ever so well taken care of, and have had the opportunity to see interesting places off the beaten track that really has helped us understand England and London a bit better!

The course was perfect and it exceeded my expectations, though I participated in a few courses in the UK before. Our tutors took us to the places we wouldn’t find ourselves. Their language and cultural competence is outstanding!!

As regards the social programme, I really liked the chance to see London from a perspective different from those massively presented in guidebooks, to have a look behind the scenes and to make an impression of what a real life is like there.

Great atmosphere and good pace of the classes as well as competent inspiring trainers – what else one can dream about? Varied and communicative. communicative. Very good teachers. Love what they do.

“Teaching Lexically” was extremely informative and practical, and the trainers were brilliant. I was really very pleased with the quality of the teacher training, and on top of that, our cultural visits were I learned a lot about the city and its life.

The course was very fruitful for me. It enjoyed both the content of the course itself and the social programme. I am really happy with it and I can’t recommend it highly enough. It was amazing!

A well-balanced course with the benefit of having two professional trainers always ready to give useful advice and great input, not forgetting the element of fun!

This course is an excellent opportunity to plunge into the culture of London, it was nice to go to the places out of the beaten track. This course showed me the reality of life and people.
It was an absolutely amazing course! I loved the atmosphere and all the humor in class and outside, learnt a lot of new vocabulary, been to places I wouldn’t go on my own, cleared up lots of things about British culture.
I liked the content, the sense of humor, the way it was delivered and the fact that you were very patient. You respected when I said I didn’t like to work in pairs, you explained things over again when I said I was lost). Thanks

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Check out the location to arrange your accommodation in London

Both our Lexical Lab summer courses take place at London Metropolitan University, Holloway Road campus. It’s a two-minute walk from Holloway Road tube station, which is on the Piccadilly Line. From here, you can get to Holborn in central London in eight minutes. The venue is also a ten-minute walk from Highbury and Islington station, which is on the Victoria line and has a range of overground services. We suggest you check citymapper.com for journey times and routes.

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