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标题：On the Relationship between Learning Style and the Use of Pictures in Comprehension of Idioms among Iranian EFL Learners
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作者：Nasab, Fatemeh Ghanavati ; Hesabi, Akbar
期刊名称：Theory and Practice in Language Studies
印刷版ISSN：1799-2591
出版年度：2014
卷号：4
期号：9
页码：1892-1897
DOI：10.4304/tpls.4.9.1892-1897
语种：English
出版社：Academy Publisher
摘要：The use of pictures in modern textbooks, multi-media programs and CALL packages seems to be an ever increasing phenomenon. As the individual learners differ in the way they pick up new material, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between the learning styles of the learners on the one hand and the use of pictures in comprehension of idiomatic expressions on the other among Iranian EFL learners. To this end, a total number of 39 B.A University students in two intact classes, majoring in English translation and English literature, received different instructions on a number of opaque idioms. Both groups were provided with definitions and examples for idioms; however, the picture group also took advantage of pictures for the target idioms. The findings revealed that a positive correlation existed between the participants' learning styles and their comprehension of idioms in the picture group.
关键词：opaque idioms; learning styles; EFL learners