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Does Information About the Origins of Figurative Idioms Help Learners to Remember Them? A Multi‐Site Study

open access: yesThe Modern Language Journal, Volume 110, Issue 3, Page 738-752, Autumn (Fall) 2026.
ABSTRACT It has been suggested that informing language learners about the original, literal meaning of idioms helps them to remember these expressions, but the empirical evidence is limited. A new study was conducted with three groups of learners of English (53 Chinese students at a university in Canada, 56 students at a university in China, and 77 ...
Xiaofei Wang   +3 more
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Toward Culturally Sustaining Korean as a Foreign Language (KFL) Textbooks: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Linguistic, Cultural, and Racial Ideologies Across Earlier and Revised Editions

open access: yesThe Modern Language Journal, Volume 110, Issue 3, Page 881-901, Autumn (Fall) 2026.
ABSTRACT This article critically examines Korean as a Foreign Language (KFL) textbooks published by major Korean universities and widely used around the world. Using critical discourse analysis and a culturally sustaining pedagogy (CSP) perspective, this article analyzes how earlier and revised textbooks represent language, culture, and race, and ...
Eunae Kim
wiley   +1 more source

Modal verbs in South Asian online Englishes: must, (have) got to, have to and need to

open access: yesWorld Englishes, Volume 45, Issue 3, Page 574-594, September 2026.
Abstract This research article presents an analysis of four (semi‐)modals of necessity/obligation (must, (have) got to, have to and need to) in four CMC registers (comments, tweets, web forums and websites) originating from four South Asian countries (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) along with the United Kingdom and United States.
Muhammad Shakir
wiley   +1 more source

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