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      The effect of L1 on the production of L2 formulaic expressions

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      Author(s)
      Pfeiffer, K.
      Ortaçtepe, D.
      Corlu, S.
      Date
      2016
      Source Title
      The Journal of Language Teaching and Learning
      Print ISSN
      2146-1732
      Publisher
      Turkish Association of Applied Linguistics
      Volume
      6
      Issue
      1
      Pages
      35 - 48
      Language
      English
      Type
      Article
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      Abstract
      This study explores whether formulaic expressions congruent to the ones in an individual's native language (L1) have an effect on the production those expressions and their respective contexts in that individual's second language (L2). Fifteen EFL students were given a pre- and post-Discourse Completion Test and a Writing Prompt to assess their improvement in producing English idioms and their contexts after a workshop that focused on idioms of varying similarity to the participants' L1: Category I, word-for-word translations of the idiom used in L1; Category II, conceptually similar versions of the idiom used in L1; and Category III, idioms specific to the L2. The results of the study suggest that explicit instruction and comparison of any category of idioms can promote its production, but also that EFL learners are more comfortable working with Category II idioms.
      Keywords
      Formulaic language
      Idioms
      Explicit instruction
      Foreign language teaching
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