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9781403996022

Figurative Thinking And Foreign Language Learning

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  • ISBN13:

    9781403996022

  • ISBN10:

    1403996024

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-08-22
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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Summary

Many of the vocabulary items that foreign language learners encounter involve figurative extensions of meaning. For example, bottleneck, hard-headed and getting a foot in the door all involve figurative extensions of parts of the body. To understand words and expressions such as these, language learners often need to employ figurative thinking. This book examines the nature of figurative thinking, considers its contribution to communicative language ability, and explores the implications for language teaching and learning.

Author Biography

JEANNETTE LITTLEMORE is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of English at the University of Birmingham. GRAHAM D. LOW is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Educational Studies at the University of York.

Table of Contents

List of Tables ix
List of Figures x
List of Boxes xi
Acknowledgements xii
Introduction xiv
Part I Figurative Thinking
1 What is 'Figurative Thinking'?
3(20)
2 Why is Figurative Thinking Important for Foreign Language Learners?
23(22)
3 Psychological Processes Underlying Figurative Thinking
45(23)
4 Developing Learner Autonomy in Figurative Thinking
68(21)
Part II Figurative Thinking and Communicative Language Ability
5 Figurative Thinking and Sociolinguistic Competence
89(23)
6 Figurative Thinking and Illocutionary Competence
112(21)
7 Figurative Thinking and Textual Competence
133(23)
8 Figurative Thinking and Lexico-Grammatical Competence
156(21)
9 Strategic Competence
177
Part III Conclusions
10 Promoting Figurative Language Competence in the Foreign Language Classroom
197(15)
Notes 212(3)
References 215(19)
Index 234

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