Learning English through idioms; in addition, Idioms as a bridge towards understanding English better by the Albanian students from Kosovo
Session
Language and Culture
Description
Learning English is not as difficult as it seems to people in general, provided that proper methods are used to teach it to the students. This paper deals with the importance of idioms as a bridge towards understanding English better as well as the ways Albanian students understand English idioms more easily. It is based on a study (for the title of PhD) carried out with fourth-year students from Fehmi Agani Public University in Gjakova and the first-year students from Universum College in Prishtina and Ferizaj, more particularly in the English departments at these universities. The researcher has paid particular attention to the ways the students from these university comprehend English idioms by also comparing some of the local idioms used Kosovo-wide. This, as seen from the study, may serve as a good ground and aid in teaching idioms in particular and English in general to the Albanian students in Kosovo.
Keywords:
English, idioms, understanding, figurative language.
Session Chair
Drita Xhemaili
Session Co-Chair
Manjola Brahaj Halili
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-437-96-7
Location
Lipjan, Kosovo
Start Date
31-10-2020 1:30 PM
End Date
31-10-2020 3:00 PM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2020.242
Recommended Citation
Suhodolli, Mirsad, "Learning English through idioms; in addition, Idioms as a bridge towards understanding English better by the Albanian students from Kosovo" (2020). UBT International Conference. 280.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2020/all_events/280
Learning English through idioms; in addition, Idioms as a bridge towards understanding English better by the Albanian students from Kosovo
Lipjan, Kosovo
Learning English is not as difficult as it seems to people in general, provided that proper methods are used to teach it to the students. This paper deals with the importance of idioms as a bridge towards understanding English better as well as the ways Albanian students understand English idioms more easily. It is based on a study (for the title of PhD) carried out with fourth-year students from Fehmi Agani Public University in Gjakova and the first-year students from Universum College in Prishtina and Ferizaj, more particularly in the English departments at these universities. The researcher has paid particular attention to the ways the students from these university comprehend English idioms by also comparing some of the local idioms used Kosovo-wide. This, as seen from the study, may serve as a good ground and aid in teaching idioms in particular and English in general to the Albanian students in Kosovo.