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Download full textTran, Thu H. – Online Submission, 2011
Because idioms are omnipresent in the authentic language students are exposed to, to successfully comprehend and produce natural language, learners of a second or foreign language need to possess a good knowledge of idioms and competence in idiom use. This paper examines the approaches to teaching and learning idioms. A discussion of the…
Descriptors: Language Patterns, Figurative Language, Language Proficiency, English (Second Language)
Direct linkGraham, Suzanne; Macaro, Ernesto – Language Learning Journal, 2007
This article outlines some of the key issues involved in developing a programme of strategy training for learners of French, in listening and in writing. It highlights the theoretical perspectives and research findings on listening and writing that informed the selection of strategies to teach learners and thence the development of appropriate…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, French, Second Language Learning, Listening Skills
Peer reviewedCarter, Ronald – Prospect, 1997
Discusses the description of English discourse for teaching purposes, drawing on new information from analysis of CANCODE (Cambridge/Nottingham Corpus of Discourse in English). Concludes that language teaching should be based on regularities and patterns, not rules, and that exposure to real, informal language of native speakers, with its…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Instructional Materials
Starz, Mary – Texas Papers in Foreign Language Education, 1995
The use of poetry in the second language class is explored as a means of gentle, non-threatening communication. Techniques for using poetry to teach intonation, using adjectives, verbs, pronunciation, and syntax, as well as for offering the student another means of expressing feelings, are explored. Sample poems and lessons are discussed, and…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedMills, David R.; Drake, Denise; Strong, Gregory; Sainz, Maria Julia; Krustapentus, Emilie – TESOL Journal, 1997
Five teachers of English as a Second Language describe activities used in their classrooms, including topical student journals in an intensive language course; current events journals; postcard-writing to promote authentic, communicative expression; student-designed bumper stickers; and a fashion show to teach adjective use. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adjectives, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Clothing
Ekdawi, Sarah – TEANGA: The Irish Yearbook of Applied Linguistics, 1996
Use of poetry in advanced college-level classes of English as a second language is discussed, focusing on the oral (acoustic) texture of poems as contrasted with their syntactic, lexical, or figurative qualities. Discussion begins with the characteristics and objectives of the learners in question and the basis in both literary and linguistic…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Applied Linguistics, Classroom Techniques, Course Descriptions
