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Direct linkAhmadi, Alireza; Sahragard, Rahman; Babaie Shalmani, Hamed – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2017
The present study aimed to examine whether agent-based instruction would privilege English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners any better than mainstream approaches (e.g. analogical reasoning, guessing from context, image formation, semantic analysis, etc.) when it comes to the teaching of English idioms. It also sought to explore whether…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Figurative Language
Stengers, Hélène; Deconinck, Julie; Boers, Frank; Eyckmans, June – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2016
This paper reports an experiment designed to evaluate an attempt to improve the effectiveness of an existing L2 idiom-learning tool. In this tool, learners are helped to associate the abstract, idiomatic meaning of expressions such as "jump the gun" (act too soon) with their original, concrete meaning (e.g. associating "jump the…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Recall (Psychology), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
