Developing metaphorical awareness and competence in Chinese as a foreign language through concept‐based instruction
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8937643 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shuyuan Liu (0000-0001-9054-0702, Department of Applied Linguistics The Pennsylvania State University University Park Pennsylvania, corresponding author), Chen‐yu Hsieh (0000-0003-4949-645X, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Taipei City Taiwan) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 478-504 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-01 |
| 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/flan.12483 |
| OpenAlex | W3083529111 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 32 |
Due to the importance of metaphorical capacity for L2 learners, metaphor instruction is increasingly considered a crucial part of language education. To contribute to the still growing literature, the current study reports a project of teaching Chinese animal metaphors to learners of Mandarin as a foreign language, following the framework of systemic‐theoretical instruction for concept‐based instruction (CBI). Given the conceptual nature of metaphors and their role in the conceptual understanding of a language, a concept‐based approach is therefore hypothesized as relevant in the development of learner's metaphorical capacity. By analyzing the surveys, coursework, and assignments completed by and the audio recordings of instructional sessions conducted with three focal participants, this research shows that CBI is effective in growing the learners' metaphorical awareness and competence, despite their difference in general language proficiency and the seemingly short period of instruction. As such, this research reveals both the mechanisms of L2 metaphor learning and the effects of CBI on the practice of L2 metaphor instruction
Competence (human resources · Conceptual metaphor · Coursework · Foreign language · Language education · Language proficiency · Linguistics · Literal and figurative language · Mandarin Chinese · Mathematics education · Metaphor · Pedagogy · Education Practices and Challenges · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Psychology
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The contemporary theory of metaphor
Culture in second language teaching and learning
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Metaphoric Competence, Second Language Learning, and Communicative Language Ability
On Teaching Metaphor
Understanding the revolutionary character of L2 development in the ZPD
Organization of Mental Activity and the Effectiveness of Learning
Two ways to elaborate Vygotsky's concept of mediation
Second language acquisition and second language learning
Metaphoric Competence
Theories Are Buildings Revisited
A corpus-based study on animal expressions in Mandarin Chinese and German
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0.67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |