Can second language metaphorical competence be taught through instructional intervention? A meta-analysis.

Front Psychol · 2022 · PMC9769122 · PMID 36571037

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This influence has a decreasing trend and further explains that learners lack the awareness to construct an L2 metaphorical system because the learning environment does not pay much attention to developing metaphorical competence (Xiaofang, 2021 ).

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