{"product_id":"idioms-3","title":"Idioms","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The book draws on a lot of research, is friendly to the reader, and will be of good value to teachers.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Nation, Victoria University of Wellington, Australia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive, up-to-date, and accessible text on idiom use, learning, and teaching approaches the topic with a balance of sound theory and extensive research in cognitive linguistics, psycholinguistics, corpus linguistics, and sociolinguistics combined with informed teaching practices. Idioms is organized in three parts:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart I includes discussion of idiom definition, classification, usage patterns, and functions. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart II investigates the process involved in the comprehension of idioms and the factors that influence individuals’ understanding and use of idioms in both L1 and L2. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart III explores idiom acquisition and the teaching and learning of idioms, focusing especially on the strategies and techniques used to help students learn idioms. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo assist the reader in grasping the key issues, study questions are provided at the end of each chapter. The text also includes a glossary of special terms and an annotated list of selective idiom reference books and student textbooks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdioms is designed to serve either as a textbook for ESL\/applied linguistics teacher education courses or as a reference book. No matter how the book is used, it will equip an ESL\/applied linguistics students and professionals with a solid understanding of various issues related to idioms and the learning of them. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54257976082776,"sku":"9780805810387","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780805810387.jpg?v=1770234330","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/idioms-3","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}