A Proposal For Activities To Be Used In Teaching Of Figurative Expressions In Foreign Language Cover Image

Yabanci Dilde İmgesel Anlamlı Dil Öğelerinin Öğretiminde Kullanılacak Etkinliklere İlişkin Bir Öneri
A Proposal For Activities To Be Used In Teaching Of Figurative Expressions In Foreign Language

Author(s): Elif Arıca Akkök
Subject(s): Language studies, Education, Foreign languages learning, Semantics, Language acquisition
Published by: Ankara Üniversitesi TÖMER
Keywords: Figurative meaning; foreign language teaching; teaching figurative language;

Summary/Abstract: The main purpose of this study is to propose an alternative process to the teaching of figurative expressions in English, and determine the effects of the mentioned process. The pre-test re-test experimental design approach is used with 22 participants who are 2nd year undergraduate students of Ankara University Faculty of Letters, Department of Linguistics. The data collected through pre-test and re-test are analysed using SPSS with paired samples t-test. The findings collected at the end of the teaching process show positive effects of the proposed process and that the participants can understand and use the aimed linguistic features.

  • Issue Year: 2007
  • Issue No: 137
  • Page Range: 47-64
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Turkish