From Language to Literature
Teaching Figurative Language in the College Foreign Language Class
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8936351 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emily Spinelli (University of Michigan–Dearborn, corresponding author), Shirley A Williams (The Ohio State University at Lima) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 37-43 |
| Publication date | 1981-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Foreign Language Annals (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-718X • E-ISSN: 1944-9720 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1944-9720.1981.tb01405.x |
| OpenAlex | W2154298442 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
A bstract College foreign language students frequently face a difficult transition when they move from the grammar text to the literary anthology. Many college students now study serious literature for the first time in the foreign language class. The instructor may find that, for these students, the introduction of the figurative language inherent in the study of literature frequently represents a greater language barrier than the foreign language itself. This article presents classroom techniques for introducing figurative language and literary analysis in the college foreign language class
Class (philosophy · Comprehension approach · Foreign language · Grammar · Language assessment · Language education · Language transfer · Linguistics · Literal and figurative language · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Education, Innovation and Language Studies · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Philosophy · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 1983 - 2022 (40) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |