Date of Award
1-1-2012
Language
English
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
College/School/Department
Department of Education Theory and Practice
Program
Curriculum and Instruction
Content Description
1 online resource (x, 230 pages) : PDF file, illustrations (some color)
Dissertation/Thesis Chair
Carla J Meskill
Committee Members
Robert P Yagelski, Krassimira B Rangelova, Kristen C Wilcox
Keywords
culture, English language learners, etymological elaboration, idioms, teaching method, vocabulary, English language, Effective teaching, Education, Bilingual
Subject Categories
Education | Language and Literacy Education
Abstract
The prevalence of idioms in both spoken and written English makes learning to comprehend and produce them important for English language learners. It may be particularly important for preadolescent and adolescent learners to become proficient with idioms because of their need to fit in with peers and the frequency with which idioms occur in classroom communication and academic texts. Idioms pose difficulties for non-native speakers because of their nature as both formulaic and figurative language, their cultural specificity, and the fact that their figurative meaning cannot necessarily be determined from the literal meanings of the constituent words.
Recommended Citation
Coryell, Julia L., "The effectiveness of etymological elaboration as a method of teaching idioms to adolescent English language learners" (2012). Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024). 532.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/legacy-etd/532