Enhancing English language learners’ text understanding through metaphor awareness
| Contribuinte(s) |
Henry, Tricia Golebiowski, Zosia |
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| Data(s) |
01/01/2015
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| Resumo |
The study examined awareness of metaphor as a tool to enhance English language learners’ understanding of texts with embedded metaphors. Findings revealed that an enhanced awareness of metaphor, as indicated by greater use of the metalanguage of metaphor, longer turns conversation and reflective journals, helped them get deeper text meaning. |
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| Idioma(s) |
eng |
| Publicador |
Deakin Univeristy, Faculty of Arts and Education, School of Education |
| Relação |
http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30083092/veliz-agreement-2015.pdf http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30083092/veliz-enhancingenglish-2015A.pdf |
| Direitos |
The Author. All Rights Reserved |
| Palavras-Chave | #metaphor awareness #English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) #Metaphor Identification Procedure (MIP) |
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