Priming  is used in two ways in EFL. Firstly it is used in   Task Based Learning   (notably by Jane and Dave Willis - see the articles referred to below) to describe the sort of   scaffolding   task often used to prepare learners…

This article looks at why learners of Business English might need a higher receptive knowledge of lexis than they possess productively. It also suggests that this type of lexis can best be taught using authentic materials, and su…