Conceptual Metaphors, Plurilingualism and Second Language Acquisition: A Refugee Education Case Study

Autor/inn/en	Epsimari, Chrysi; Mouti, Anna
Titel	Conceptual Metaphors, Plurilingualism and Second Language Acquisition: A Refugee Education Case Study
Quelle	In: International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 25 (2022) 8, S.2853-2865 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Mouti, Anna)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1367-0050
DOI	10.1080/13670050.2021.1982859
Schlagwörter	Multilingualism; Second Language Learning; Native Language; Refugees; Figurative Language; Language Usage; Vocabulary Development; Retention (Psychology); Cultural Awareness; Informal Education; English (Second Language); Greek; Foreign Countries; Language Tests; Metalinguistics; Second Language Instruction; Communicative Competence (Languages); Intervention; Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Flüchtling; Sprachgebrauch; Wortschatzarbeit; Merkfähigkeit; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Grieche; Griechisch; Ausland; Language test; Sprachtest; Metalanguage; Metasprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Griechenland
Abstract	The purpose of this study is to explore the use of equivalent conceptual metaphors and the correspondent linguistic expressions in refugee students' L1s and L2s and examine the possible positive effects conceptual metaphors can induce for vocabulary learning and retention in second language learning. Moreover, another aim of the research is to investigate the use of conceptual metaphors as a cross-cultural awareness tool for the case of refugee students and how this may reveal specific aspects of their plurilingual repertoires. The research took place in a non-formal educational center in Kos island, where refugee students attend language courses. The participants of the research were ten refugee students, aged 11-17, who learn English and Greek as L2s. The tools used to collect data were a personal data questionnaire, a metaphor awareness test, a pre-test and post-test before and after the language intervention and a discussion group. The results of the study demonstrate that refugee students are assisted by the existence of equivalent metaphors between their L1 and L2. Furthermore, the use of all languages of the participants promotes cross-cultural awareness and plurilingualism, as similarities not only between languages but also between cultures are found through the existence of equivalent conceptual metaphors. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01