Idiomatic mastery in a first and second language /
Monica Karlsson.
- viii, 306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Second language acquisition ; 130 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. The Simultaneous Effects of Age, Context, Transparency and Frequency on Idiom Comprehension in a First and Second LanguageChapter 3. Do Multimodal and Visualization Techniques Enhance Students' Comprehension and Retention of L2 Idioms?Chapter 4. Persisting Ignorance and (Partial) Misinterpretations of L2 Idioms after TreatmentChapter 5. L2 Comprehension of Creative Idiom VariantsChapter 6. Productive Mastery of L2 Idioms in Free Composition WritingChapter 7. Summing Up and Directions for Future Research
The comprehension, retention and production of idiomatic expressions is one of the most difficult areas of the lexicon for second language (L2) learners, even very advanced students, to master. This book investigates this under-researched and interesting aspect of language acquisition, shedding light on both conventional uses of idiomatic expressions as well as creative variant forms. The chapters in the book delve into different aspects of idiomatic mastery: students comprehension of canonically used idioms in both their first and second language; the effects of multimedia and visualization techniques on learners comprehension and retention of L2 idioms; students misinterpretations of L2 idioms; L2 learners comprehension of creative idiom variants and their use of idioms in free composition writing
College of Education Bachelor of Secondary Education major in English
Text in English
9781788922364 (hbk : alk. paper)
2018038736
Swedish language--Idioms. Language acquisition. English language--Idioms. English language--Study and teaching--Swedish speakers. Second language acquisition.