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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)
End, Laurel J. – 1984
Theoreticians have been asking for a long time what processes are involved in comprehension of figurative language, but psycholinguists have only recently addressed this question. One specific type of figurative expression, the metaphor, has been the focus of much recent research, in part because it promises to contribute much to the understanding…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Diachronic Linguistics, Figurative Language, Language Processing
Reinsch, N. L., Jr. – 1977
Contemporary research conceptualizes messages to include dimensions of intensity, equivocation, opinionatedness, and figurativeness. This paper seeks to evaluate and clarify such concepts by identifying the message dimensions actually perceived by receivers. Factor analysis (with varimax and oblique rotations) of message ratings from 211 college…
Descriptors: College Students, Communication (Thought Transfer), Comprehension, Figurative Language
Evangelidou, Anastasia; Spyrou, Panayiotis; Elia, Iliada; Gagatsis, Athanasios – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2004
"Function", as it is understood today, formulates one of the most important concepts of mathematics. Nevertheless, many students do not sufficiently understand the abstract but comprehensive meaning of function and problems concerning its didactical metaphor are often confronted. The present study examines the interpretation of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, College Mathematics, College Students
Stallings, William M.; And Others – 1996
The collective experience of more than 50 years has led to the development of approaches that have enhanced student comprehension in the teaching of educational research methods, statistics, and measurement. Tips for teachers include using illustrative problems with one-digit numbers, using common situations and everyday objects to illustrate…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Creativity, Educational Research, Figurative Language
McCoy, Leah P., Ed. – Online Submission, 2008
Proceedings of Annual Research Forum. 34 studies. Cultural Awareness in Secondary Spanish (Amy Allen), Writing in Mathematics (Lindsey L. Bakewell), Homework: Assignment Methods and Student Engagement (Lia Beresford), Current Events and Social Studies (Jennie Marie Biser), Authentic Assessments in Social Studies (Carl Boland), Assessment in High…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Secondary Education, Second Language Instruction, Spanish
