Learning Idiomaticity

Learning Idiomaticity
Author: Maria Wiktorsson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2003
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

"The mastery of idiomaticity appears to be one of the more difficult tasks in the learning of a foreign language. In fact, even advanced learners quite often fail to reach a native-like level of idiomaticity. Consequently, native speakers often perceive th"

Idioms and Idiomaticity

Idioms and Idiomaticity
Author: Chitra Fernando
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 296
Release: 1996
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN:

The series will provide much-needed descriptions of modern English which take the revelations of recent research into account. This book provides a comprehensive treatment of idioms and idiomaticity from a functional perspective. It examines the use of idioms in discourse to combine the novel and the conventional, to convey representations of the world, evaluate people and situations, signal conviviality or conflict, andcreate coherent, cohesive texts. The book goes on to consider implications for language learning and development.

Rethinking Idiomaticity

Rethinking Idiomaticity
Author: Stefanie Wulff
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2010-09-17
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1441116443

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Idiomaticity in the Basic Writing of American English

Idiomaticity in the Basic Writing of American English
Author: Marion Okawa Sonomura
Publisher: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Total Pages: 176
Release: 1996
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Going beyond mere grammaticality, the author examines the basic writing skills of a group of community college students in Hawaii for errors in idiomaticity, or native-like appropriateness of expression. («The Way of My Life», for example, though grammatical, is unidiomatic compared to «My Way of Life»). Criteria are suggested for the classification of phrasematic expressions, and a convenient terminology comprising idioms, collocations, and formulas is developed. Increased attention to idiomaticity is required, not only in language description, but also in the academic writing of second language and creole speakers.

Teaching Essential Units of Language

Teaching Essential Units of Language
Author: Eli Hinkel
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2018-11-06
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1351067222

This textbook provides a practical and research-based foundation for teaching second language (L2) multiword units (also commonly called collocations). Multiword units – such as strong tea, beautiful weather, or would you mind –cannot be readily understood or predicted by the meanings of their component parts, and prove particularly challenging for English language learners. With contributions from top scholars, this text presents a thorough and rounded overview of the principles and practices currently dominant in teaching L2 phrases in a variety of instructional settings around the world. Divided into two sections, Part I examines the pedagogical foundations of teaching the essential units of language. Part II covers a range of techniques and classroom activities for implementing instruction. Intended for students and teacher educators, this accessible volume integrates the key principles, strategies, and applications of current and effective English language instruction for both vocabulary and grammar.

Language Learning and Literacy

Language Learning and Literacy
Author: Information Resources Management Association
Publisher: Information Science Reference
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-08-02
Genre: Language and languages
ISBN: 9781522596189

Teaching language learners has long presented challenges for teachers who are tasked with leading these students to a level of language comprehension comparable to that of native speakers. As the need for language learning increases, it is essential that educators devise more innovative and efficient learning strategies. Language Learning and Literacy: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice examines the trends, challenges, issues, and strategies of foreign language literacy and learning. The book also examines the relationship between language education and technology and the potential for curriculum enhancements through the use of mobile technologies, flipped instruction, and language-learning software. This two-volume publication is an ideal reference source for instructional designers, education administrators, educators, academicians, researchers, scholars, and graduate-level students interested in seeking current research on effective teaching strategies for teachers of language learners.

Language and Social Justice

Language and Social Justice
Author: Miguel Mantero
Publisher: IAP
Total Pages: 347
Release: 2022-01-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1648027644

Language and Social Justice is the fourth volume of the Readings in Language Studies series published by the International Society for Language Studies, Inc. Edited by Miguel Mantero, John L. Watzke, and Paul Chamness Miller, volume four sustains the society's mission to organize and disseminate the work of its contributing members through peer-reviewed publications. The book presents international perspectives on language and social justice in three thematic sections: culture, teaching practices & pedagogy, and policy. A resource for scholars and students, Language and Social Justice represents the latest scholarship in new and emergent areas of inquiry.

Critical Storytelling

Critical Storytelling
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2020-11-09
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9004446184

The poems, personal and visual narratives in this edited book, Critical Storytelling: Multilingual Immigrants in the United States, are symbolic of the resilient, transformative experiences lived by multilingual immigrants in the United States.