‘She’s [the] only fish!’: Investigating the idiom topic transitions of elementary-to-intermediate proficiency Japanese learners of English
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DOI: 10.1093/applin/amaf053
Abstract: In conversation, speakers routinely bulldoze through to a new topic using idioms such as ‘plenty more fish in the sea’, which invoke clichéd, proverbial truths. This study investigates what happens when second language (L2) learners… read more here.
Keywords: intermediate proficiency; idiom topic; language; elementary intermediate ... See more keywords
The Perceptions of International Learners Toward Teacher Code-Switching in the Elementary and Intermediate Chinese Foreign Language Classrooms
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.860567
Abstract: The present study explores the perceptions of elementary and intermediate learners toward English as a code-switching medium in Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL) classrooms. The data were collected by means of a survey of… read more here.
Keywords: code switching; chinese foreign; learners toward; elementary intermediate ... See more keywords