The effect of teaching conceptual and image metaphors to EFL learners Shokouhi, Hossein and Isazadeh, Mahsa 2009, The effect of teaching conceptual and image metaphors to EFL learners, Open applied linguistic journal, vol. 2, pp. 22-31. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads shokouhi-effectofteaching-2009.pdf Published version application/pdf 166.92KB 242 Title The effect of teaching conceptual and image metaphors to EFL learners Author(s) Shokouhi, Hossein orcid.org/0000-0003-3266-869X Isazadeh, Mahsa Journal name Open applied linguistic journal Volume number 2 Start page 22 End page 31 Total pages 10 Publisher Bentham Open Place of publication Bussum, The Netherlands Publication date 2009 ISSN 1874-9135 Keyword(s) conceptual teaching EFL learners Summary Foreign language learners encounter difficulties utilizing metaphorical expressions in everyday language, particularly because the use of metaphors in the discourse context is inescapable. In this study, efforts have been made to provide an effective way for the Iranian language learners to acquire and employ conceptual and image metaphors. The instruction took place on 60 junior students studying at the University of Petroleum Engineering at Ahvaz, a southern city in Iran, who were selected on the basis of their high marks on an English proficiency test. Forty metaphors of both types were presented to the participants during 10 sessions of instruction. To collect data on the learners' performance, a 30- item sentence completion test requiring 'word-given' and 'recognition' type responses was prepared and administered. The results of a statistical t-test indicated no significant difference in the rate of acquiring conceptual and image metaphors (P>.05). Therefore, both metaphors can be successfully taught concurrently with little difficulty. Notes Reproduced with the kind permission of the copyright owner. Language eng Field of Research 139999 Education not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970113 Expanding Knowledge in Education HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2009, Bentham Open Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30045958 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education School of Education Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 26 Jun 2012, 10:40:41 EST Tue, 17 Jul 2012, 14:58:11 EST Tue, 17 Jul 2012, 14:59:19 EST Thu, 19 Jul 2012, 11:38:16 EST Thu, 19 Jul 2012, 11:39:15 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 12:33:37 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 16:01:18 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 638 Abstract Views, 242 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 26 Jun 2012, 10:40:41 EST