Instruction on Metaphors During a Study-Abroad Program: Students' Perceptions and Understandings
It has been observed that language learners struggle to gain access to the metaphorical structures that are part of the target language and culture. In this study, six Spanish L2 learners and nine Spanish heritage speakers from the United States completed a study abroad program in Spain in which la...
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Universidad de Antioquia
2020-09-01
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It has been observed that language learners struggle to gain access to the metaphorical structures that are part of the target language and culture. In this study, six Spanish L2 learners and nine Spanish heritage speakers from the United States completed a study abroad program in Spain in which language instruction was supplemented with a module on the subject of metaphors. This article seeks to describe this module and present learners’ perceptions of its implementation and of the learnings resulting from it, as reflected in learners’ weekly reflections and exit questionnaire. The analysis of these data indicated that most participants became aware of metaphors in every-day language. However, they were not fully able to produce metaphors themselves. Pedagogical implications of this experience include differentiated metaphor instruction for heritage speakers and L2 learners, and fostering not just metaphor awareness but competence.
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| spelling | doaj.art-ca7e9ea60f174bd59f676de53cf549542022-12-21T23:46:32ZengUniversidad de AntioquiaIkala: Revista de Lenguaje y Cultura0123-34322145-566X2020-09-0125310.17533/udea.ikala.v25n03a08 Instruction on Metaphors During a Study-Abroad Program: Students' Perceptions and UnderstandingsC. Cecilia Tocaimaza-Hatch0University of Nebraska at Omaha It has been observed that language learners struggle to gain access to the metaphorical structures that are part of the target language and culture. In this study, six Spanish L2 learners and nine Spanish heritage speakers from the United States completed a study abroad program in Spain in which language instruction was supplemented with a module on the subject of metaphors. This article seeks to describe this module and present learners’ perceptions of its implementation and of the learnings resulting from it, as reflected in learners’ weekly reflections and exit questionnaire. The analysis of these data indicated that most participants became aware of metaphors in every-day language. However, they were not fully able to produce metaphors themselves. Pedagogical implications of this experience include differentiated metaphor instruction for heritage speakers and L2 learners, and fostering not just metaphor awareness but competence. https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/ikala/article/view/340543metaphor instructionstudents’ perceptionsstudy abroadheritage speakersSpanish as a second language |
| spellingShingle | C. Cecilia Tocaimaza-Hatch Instruction on Metaphors During a Study-Abroad Program: Students' Perceptions and Understandings Ikala: Revista de Lenguaje y Cultura metaphor instruction students’ perceptions study abroad heritage speakers Spanish as a second language |
| title | Instruction on Metaphors During a Study-Abroad Program: Students' Perceptions and Understandings |
| title_full | Instruction on Metaphors During a Study-Abroad Program: Students' Perceptions and Understandings |
| title_fullStr | Instruction on Metaphors During a Study-Abroad Program: Students' Perceptions and Understandings |
| title_full_unstemmed | Instruction on Metaphors During a Study-Abroad Program: Students' Perceptions and Understandings |
| title_short | Instruction on Metaphors During a Study-Abroad Program: Students' Perceptions and Understandings |
| title_sort | instruction on metaphors during a study abroad program students perceptions and understandings |
| topic | metaphor instruction students’ perceptions study abroad heritage speakers Spanish as a second language |
| url | https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/ikala/article/view/340543 |
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