Strategies used by Iraqi EFL students to process English idioms
Other Title(s)
الاستراتيجيات المستخدمة من العراقيين المتعلمين للغة الإنكليزية في تحدد معاني العبارات الاصطلاحية الإنكليزية
Joint Authors
Dhannun, Ashraf Abd al-Wahid
Husayn, Kamal H.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 119 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.33-52, 20 p.
Publisher
University of Baghdad College of Arts
Publication Date
2016-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
20
Main Subjects
Educational Sciences
Languages & Comparative Literature
Topics
Abstract EN
Idioms are considered to be a type of phraseological units which are largely figurative in nature and widely used in human languages.
In fact, the level of command of idioms serves as an important indicator of language proficiency.
Many non-native learners of English do their best to be fluent and have a native-like proficiency; this entails, among other things, a good mastery of multiple words expressions in general and idioms in particular.
Perhaps the most difficult part in learning idioms for EFL learners is learning both literal and figurative meanings of these expressions.
The present research attempts to investigate the strategies used by Iraqi EFL learners of English to identify the meaning of unfamiliar idioms.
To achieve the aim of the present research, it is hypothesized that there is no statistically significant difference among EFL university students as far as the guessing strategies are concerned.
To examine the validity of this hypothesis, a sample was chosen from the second–year students at the Department of English (College of Education for Humanities / University of Mosul) during the academic year 2012-2013.
The sample consisted of 39 students.
Since the present research requires preparation of two tools, the researchers designed an idiom familiarity questionnaire and a questionnaire to identify the strategies used by the subjects to infer the meaning of idioms.
The results reveal that there is statistically significant difference among EFL university students as far as the guessing strategies are concerned.-
American Psychological Association (APA)
Husayn, Kamal H.& Dhannun, Ashraf Abd al-Wahid. 2016. Strategies used by Iraqi EFL students to process English idioms. al-Adab Journal،Vol. 2016, no. 119, pp.33-52.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Husayn, Kamal H.& Dhannun, Ashraf Abd al-Wahid. Strategies used by Iraqi EFL students to process English idioms. al-Adab Journal No. 119 (2016), pp.33-52.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-738527
American Medical Association (AMA)
Husayn, Kamal H.& Dhannun, Ashraf Abd al-Wahid. Strategies used by Iraqi EFL students to process English idioms. al-Adab Journal. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 119, pp.33-52.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-738527
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 48-50
Record ID
BIM-738527