In English there are some phrases whose meaning is not literal from looking at them individually. Idioms in English are analogies and metaphors which are used in everyday communication. We need to know the real meaning ...

Speaking a second language has been really important in a globalized world. Speaking English has, in the same path, become a pillar in the world of communications. The continuous growth of ...

This article aims to undertake an analysis based on two entries (bread and egg) in three dictionaries of the Aurelio line (Mini Aurelio, Aurelio Junior and Aurelio), in order to verify how Idioms are addressed in each ...

The present quasi-experimental study investigated the effects of using the Multimodal Approach for teaching English idioms to 24 A2 EFL Ecuadorian learners majoring in Math, Social Work, Law, Journalism, Physical Education, ...

Idioms are formulaic constructions specific to each language and culture that, in the field of teaching a foreign language, deserve special attention. The unconscious translation process performed by students in the classroom ...

Idioms form part of the English language making it more colorful and vivid; as most of the time, these expressions describe a situation in a better way than literal words. Since idiomatic expressions are in everyday ...