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題名: | Developing EFL learners` metaphoric competence through cognitive-oriented methods | 作者: | Chen, Yi-chen;Lai, Huei-ling 陳怡蓁;賴惠玲 |
貢獻者: | 英文系 | 關鍵詞: | EFL; explicit instruction; metaphor and metonymy; metaphoric competence | 日期: | Nov-2015 | 上傳時間: | 25-Nov-2015 | 摘要: | This study evaluated two cognitive-oriented methods for learning figurative language in an EFL context to develop metaphoric competence. Sixty-eight Taiwanese university students participated in the experiment and were separated into two groups: one group received instruction involving conceptual metaphors, while the other group received instruction involving metaphoric mappings. A test was designed to measure the participants` ability to recognize metaphors and metonymies. The data collected from the pre-tests and post-tests were analyzed using a multiple regression model. The results demonstrated that both methods improved learners` awareness and retention of figurative language, confirming the beneficial influence of explicit instruction; in addition, the instruction on metaphoric mappings was more helpful in facilitating learners` awareness of expressions involving more abstract concepts with complicated mapping relationships. The findings shed light on the effectiveness of cognitive-oriented methods in the EFL teaching and learning of figurative expressions. | 關聯: | IRAL: International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 53(4), 415-438 | 資料類型: | article | DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/iral-2015-0019. |
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