Why Teach Idioms? A Challenge to the Profession

This article presents a rationale for making idioms and their use a mainstay of the second language (L2) curriculum. First, it offers a definition of the elusive term “idiom” as a point of departure for the ensuing discussion. Second, it offers five specific reasons why idiom instruction should be i...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research
Main Author: John I. Liontas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Urmia University 2017-10-01
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Online Access:http://ijltr.urmia.ac.ir/article_20302_1628e63cd2b6f974d6176438f9d9ac0a.pdf