What kind of training is required to help language students use metaphor-based strategies to work out the meaning of new vocabulary? Que tipo de treinamento é necessário para ajudar estudantes de idiomas a usar estratégias baseadas em metáforas para adivinhar o significado de vocabulário novo?

A study is described, which compared the benefits of two different training approaches in the use of metaphor-based vocabulary guessing strategies for foreign language learners. A group-based, step-by-step approach was compared with a more autonomous approach. The findings suggest that the type of t...

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Main Author: Jeannette Littlemore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo 2004-12-01
Series:DELTA: Documentação de Estudos em Lingüística Teórica e Aplicada
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-44502004000200004