JET (Journal of English Teaching) Adi Buana
Vol 2 No 01 (2017)

INNOVATIVE TEACHING OF ENGLISH IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS FOR EFL LEARNERS

Atiqah Nurul Asri (State Polytechnic of Malang)
Dyah Rochmawati (University of PGRI Adibuana Surabaya)



Article Info

Publish Date
17 Oct 2017

Abstract

Idioms are an important part of acquiring a language and oftenindicate proficient learner. English idioms are a part of the culturalelements of the language which should be mastered by EFL learners. Bydeveloping a clear understanding of figurative language, such as idiomaticexpressions, students can further comprehend texts that containmetaphorical and lexical meanings beyond the basic word level. However,learners with cultural literacy and language weakness are often challengedby idioms. There are several different ways to improve learners‘ idiomcomprehension. The present article investigates what types of innovativeteaching approaches and methods can be used when teaching idiomaticexpressions to learners of English. It suggests that idioms need to belearned so increasing the learners‘ awareness of these unique words andphrases can help them learn to identify and interpret them with greatersuccess.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jet

Publisher

Subject

Education

Description

Journal of English Teaching Adi Buana (JET Adi Buana) is firstly published on April 2016 and published twice a year on April and October. The aim of this journal is to accommodate the professional researchers of English teaching who attend to publish their works. It offers articles of current ...