On the Teachability of Figurative Language: Teachers’ Perceptions of the Role of Metaphor in English Language Teaching in Chile

This paper reports on a qualitative study that examined the perceptions of English teachers towards the ‘teachability’ of metaphorical language in Chilean EFL classrooms. The study aimed at gaining a better understanding of teachers’ perceptions of the role of metaphor in the English language classr...

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Main Authors: Leonardo Veliz, Scott Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas 2021-09-01
Series:Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal
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Online Access:https://revistas.udistrital.edu.co/index.php/calj/article/view/17071