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The Teaching of English Idioms in Kenyan Secondary Schools: Difficulties and Effective Strategies
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Gathigia, Moses Gatambuki; Njoroge, Martin C. – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2016
The acquisition of idiomatic expressions is one of the primary challenges to learners of English as a Second Language (ESL) in multilingual contexts such as Kenya; yet, the learners are expected to use these expressions in their writing. The study on which this paper is based sought to assess the teaching of English idiomatic expressions in Kenyan…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Figurative Language, English (Second Language)