Relation of Cognitive Style to Metaphor Interpretation and Second Language Proficiency.

Johnson, Janice; Rosano, Teresa

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ERIC Number: EJ467090

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Publication Date: 1993

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Relation of Cognitive Style to Metaphor Interpretation and Second Language Proficiency.

Johnson, Janice; Rosano, Teresa

Applied Psycholinguistics, v14 n2 p159-75 Jun 1993

Administered tests of cognition, language, and metaphor interpretation to 3 groups of 15 students: native English speakers (NESs) and 2 groups of students in an English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) course. ESL students performed less well than NESs on decontextualized measures of vocabulary and verbal analogies but equally well on measures derived from a metaphor interpretation task. (46 references) (JP)

Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Students, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Metaphors, Native Speakers, Testing, Vocabulary Skills

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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