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Strategies of Learning Idioms in English as a Foreign Language
Diplomski rad
2011. urn:nbn:hr:142:253077
Škrbić, Jelena
Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English Language and Literature

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Škrbić, J. (2011). Strategies of Learning Idioms in English as a Foreign Language : Diplomski rad (Master's thesis). Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:253077

Škrbić, Jelena. "Strategies of Learning Idioms in English as a Foreign Language : Diplomski rad." Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2011. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:253077

Škrbić, Jelena. "Strategies of Learning Idioms in English as a Foreign Language : Diplomski rad." Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2011. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:253077

Škrbić, J. (2011). 'Strategies of Learning Idioms in English as a Foreign Language : Diplomski rad', Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 26 February 2025, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:253077

Škrbić J. Strategies of Learning Idioms in English as a Foreign Language : Diplomski rad [Master's thesis]. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2011 [cited 2025 February 26] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:253077

J. Škrbić, "Strategies of Learning Idioms in English as a Foreign Language : Diplomski rad", Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osijek, 2011. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:253077

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TitleStrategies of Learning Idioms in English as a Foreign Language : Diplomski rad
AuthorJelena Škrbić
MentorVišnja Pavičić-Takač (mentor)
GranterJosip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of English Language and Literature)
Osijek
Defense date and country2011-03-10, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Anglistics
Abstract
Idioms make up an important part of the acquisition of a second language. Learners who wish to achieve nativelike proficiency need the mastery of idioms as well. Thus, this work aimed to explore language learning strategies learners employ while learning idioms. The study was conducted on the sample of second grade high school students by means of individual interviews. During the interview, the think-aloud procedure was used. The students were given a learning task in which they had to learn 10 English idioms, and were asked to say out loud what goes on in their minds as they do so. The interviews were followed by a recall test which was intended to check how well they had acquired the idioms. As a result of the study, a classification of 24 idiom learning strategies was made. These strategies are divided into four groups: memory, cognitive, compensation and social strategies. Among these, cognitive strategies were used the most, particularly various techniques of rote learning, and use of mother tongue (using bilingual dictionary, translations, etc.). Also, the comparison of successful (the ones who achieved high scores on the recall test) and unsuccessful learners of idioms revealed some differences. It showed that successful learners use a greater number and a greater variety of strategies, use context more often, and are aware of the strategies they use.
Keywords
Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:142:253077
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teacher Training, Translation and Interpreting Studies, Philology
Course: Teacher Training
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti)
Study programmeTitle: Pedagogy (double major)
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra pedagogije (magistar/magistra pedagogije)
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