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Prompting Language Learners to Guess the Meaning of Idioms: Do Wrong Guesses Linger?
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Xinqing Wang; Frank Boers; Paul Warren – Language Awareness, 2024
Studies have shown that informing language learners about the literal underpinning of idioms can help them to remember these expressions. It has also been suggested that prompting learners to guess the meaning of lexical items may be beneficial because it can pique their curiosity and promote cognitive engagement. In the case of idioms, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, English (Second Language), Language Patterns