Teaching English Phrasal Verbs at the Upper-intermediate Level
©2025
Monographs
252 Pages
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Gdansk Studies in Language, Volume 20
Summary
This book offers an in-depth analysis of the challenges of teaching and learning phrasal verbs, exploring their complexities and the most effective methods for instruction. It examines the intricacies of these multi-word verbs, the difficulties learners encounter in mastering them, and their preferences for teaching approaches.
In addition to discussing the nature of phrasal verbs, the book investigates pedagogical strategies, highlighting how educators introduce and reinforce them in the classroom. By integrating theoretical perspectives with empirical research, it provides valuable insights for teachers, curriculum designers, and language learners. Offering a bridge between theory and practice, this book presents strategies to enhance the teaching and acquisition of phrasal verbs.
In addition to discussing the nature of phrasal verbs, the book investigates pedagogical strategies, highlighting how educators introduce and reinforce them in the classroom. By integrating theoretical perspectives with empirical research, it provides valuable insights for teachers, curriculum designers, and language learners. Offering a bridge between theory and practice, this book presents strategies to enhance the teaching and acquisition of phrasal verbs.
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Table Of Contents
- Cover
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- Introduction
- 1. English phrasal verbs: definitions and classification
- 1.1. Definitions of phrasal verbs
- 1.2. History of phrasal verbs
- 1.3. Tests on word combinations
- 1.4. Features of verbs and particles in phrasal verbs
- 1.4.1. Verbs in phrasal verbs
- 1.4.2. Particles in phrasal verbs
- 1.4.2.1. Meanings of up
- 1.4.2.2. Meanings of down
- 1.4.2.3. Meanings of off
- 1.4.2.4. Meanings of on
- 1.4.2.5. Meanings of out
- 1.4.2.6. Meanings of in and into
- 1.4.2.7. Meanings of over
- 1.4.2.8. Meanings of back
- 1.4.2.9. Meanings of away
- 1.4.2.10. Meanings of through
- 1.4.2.11. Meanings of (a)round and about
- 1.4.2.12. Meanings of along
- 1.4.2.13. Meanings of under
- 1.4.2.14. Meanings of across
- 1.4.2.15. Meanings of together
- 1.4.2.16. Meanings of apart
- 1.4.2.17. Meanings of at
- 1.4.2.18. Meanings of by
- 1.4.2.19. Meanings of for
- 1.5. Features of phrasal verbs
- 1.5.1. Syntactic features of phrasal verbs
- 1.5.2. Semantic features of phrasal verbs
- 1.6. Concluding remarks
- 2. Phrasal verbs as a teaching problem
- 2.1. General questions related to teaching phrasal verbs
- 2.1.1. Problems with learning phrasal verbs
- 2.1.2. Common mistakes connected with the use of phrasal verbs
- 2.1.3. Linguists’ recommendations concerning teaching phrasal verbs
- 2.2. Phrasal verbs at the upper-intermediate level
- 2.2.1. The characteristic of the upper-intermediate level (B2)
- 2.2.2. The knowledge and skills concerning phrasal verbs at level B2
- 2.3. Concluding remarks
- 3. Phrasal verbs and various teaching methods
- 3.1. The role of vocabulary in different methods of teaching foreign languages
- 3.1.1. The Grammar Translation Method
- 3.1.2. The Direct Method
- 3.1.3. The Audio-Lingual Method
- 3.1.4. The Silent Way
- 3.1.5. Suggestopedia
- 3.1.6. Community Language Learning
- 3.1.7. Total Physical Response
- 3.1.8. The Communicative Approach
- 3.1.9. The Lexical Approach
- 3.1.10. Content and Language Integrated Learning.
- 3.1.11. The Multiple Intelligences Theory
- 3.2. The ways of implementing and practising phrasal verbs depending on the method of teaching
- 3.2.1. The Grammar Translation Method
- 3.2.2. The Direct Method
- 3.2.3. The Audio-Lingual Method
- 3.2.4. The Silent Way
- 3.2.5. Suggestopedia
- 3.2.6. Community Language Learning
- 3.2.7. Total Physical Response
- 3.2.8. The Communicative Approach
- 3.2.9. The Lexical Approach
- 3.2.10. Content and Language Integrated Learning
- 3.2.11. The Multiple Intelligence Method
- 3.3. Concluding remarks
- 4. The occurrence of phrasal verbs in English coursebooks
- 4.1. The characteristic features of English coursebooks at the upper-intermediate level
- 4.2. An analysis of phrasal verbs occurring in the English coursebooks
- 4.2.1. Phrasal verbs in Matura Choices
- 4.2.2. Phrasal verbs in New Matura Success
- 4.2.3. Phrasal verbs in Upstream
- 4.2.4. Phrasal verbs in Matura Prime Time Plus
- 4.2.5. Phrasal verbs in Matura Explorer
- 4.2.6. A comparison of the analysed coursebooks
- 4.3. Concluding remarks
- 5. Teachers’ attitudes to phrasal verbs and techniques of teaching them: A survey study
- 5.1. Introduction
- 5.2. Participants
- 5.3. The questionnaire
- 5.4. Results
- 5.4.1. Question 1
- 5.4.2. Question 2
- 5.4.3. Question 3
- 5.4.4. Question 4
- 5.4.5. Question 5
- 5.4.6. Question 6
- 5.4.7. Question 7
- 5.4.8. Question 8
- 5.4.9. Question 9
- 5.4.10. Question 10
- 5.4.11. Question 11
- 5.4.12. Question 12
- 5.4.13. Question 13
- 5.5. Concluding remarks
- 6. Students’ knowledge of phrasal verbs and their attitudes to learning them: A survey study
- 6.1. Introduction
- 6.2. Participants
- 6.3. Questionnaire
- 6.4. Results
- 6.4.1. Question 1
- 6.4.2. Question 2
- 6.4.3. Question 3
- 6.4.4. Question 4
- 6.4.5. Question 5
- 6.4.6. Question 6
- 6.4.7. Question 7
- 6.4.8. Question 8
- 6.4.9. Question 9
- 6.4.10. Phrasal verb test
- 6.5. Concluding remarks
- Conclusions
- References
- Appendix 1: Phrasal Verbs identified by Gardner and Davies (2007)
- Appendix 2: Most Frequently-Used Phrasal Verbs Identified by Liu (2011)
- Appendix 3: The PHaVE List: A pedagogical list of top 150 phrasal verbs in frequency ranking order identified by Garnier and Schmitt (2015)
- Appendix 4: A survey in Polish for teachers of the English language who teach at the upper-intermediate level in secondary schools in Gdańsk
- Appendix 5: A survey in English for teachers of the English language who teach at the upper-intermediate level in secondary schools in Gdańsk.
- Appendix 6: Phrasal verb survey in Polish for students learning English at level B2
- Appendix 7: Phrasal verb survey in English for students learning English at level B2
- Index of authors
- Index of subjects
Acknowledgements
I would like to express my deepest gratitude to Professor Danuta Stanulewicz, whose constant guidance and unwavering support have been invaluable throughout the process of writing this book. I am truly fortunate to have had such a supportive mentor. This book would not have been possible without her encouragement and insightful advice. I would like to thank Professor Stanulewicz for her generosity, patience, and for believing in my potential.
Details
- Pages
- 252
- Publication Year
- 2025
- ISBN (PDF)
- 9783631937129
- ISBN (ePUB)
- 9783631940594
- ISBN (Hardcover)
- 9783631937112
- DOI
- 10.3726/b23044
- Language
- English
- Publication date
- 2026 (February)
- Keywords
- English phrasal verbs strategies for teaching phrasal verbs vocabulary acquisition
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- Berlin, Bruxelles, Chennai, Lausanne, New York, Oxford, 2025. 252 pp., 16 fig. b/w, 75 tables.
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