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Metaphorical Competence in ESL Student Writing
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Kathpalia, Sujata S.; Carmel, Heah Lee Hah – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2011
In language teaching, emphasis is usually placed on grammatical competence rather than metaphorical competence to improve a learner's proficiency in the target language. Research has shown that figurative language poses a problem for second language learners whether it is in their ability to interpret, process, or produce metaphors. This affects…
Descriptors: Grammar, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Writing (Composition)