ERIC Number: EJ1278862
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Dec
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0033-6882
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Making Sense of "out" Phrasal Verbs: The Instruction of "out" Senses
Liao, Fei-Hsuan
RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, v51 n3 p364-380 Dec 2020
The issue of phrasal verb learning has caused much discussion and attracted vigorous investigation. Inspired by the theory of conceptual metaphor, a pedagogical experiment was conducted to investigate whether an approach focussing on sense extension of particle "out" in terms of conceptual metaphors can enhance the learning of phrasal verbs containing "out." One control group was instructed with general reading materials embedded with various phrasal verbs, and two experimental groups with self-constructed lessons, in which six sense types of "out" were identified and corresponding phrasal verbs were selected, and in addition, an L1 lexical item was employed to illustrate the mechanism of metaphorical extension for one experimental group. The result showed that learners receiving a cognitive inspired approach to instruction achieved significantly better learning outcomes than those receiving the traditional approach, not only on taught items but also on untaught items. However, the use of L1 lexical items to illustrate sense extension was not as effective as expected in boosting the learning of "out-phrasal verbs." It was concluded by discussing the benefit of the proposed approach to phrasal verb instruction and, more importantly, the need of teaching materials providing more profound understanding of phrasal verbs so as to facilitate phrasal verb learning.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Native Language, Phrase Structure, Verbs, Figurative Language, Form Classes (Languages), Comparative Analysis, Learning Processes, Reading Materials, Outcomes of Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Psycholinguistics, Linguistic Theory, Mandarin Chinese, Contrastive Linguistics, Language Tests, Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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