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Download full textLowery, Denise – English Teaching Forum, 2013
Learners of English as a foreign language often find it difficult to understand figurative speech, which relies heavily on metaphor. This article explores why metaphors challenge learners and presents ways to incorporate metaphors into EFL instruction to help learners understand figurative speech. Topics discussed include cognitive metaphor,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Figurative Language, Teaching Methods
