Investigating EFL Students Comprehension Competence in Decoding Metaphors and Idiom in British newspapers: A Case study of First Year Master Students at the University of Khenchela
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2018
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UNIVERSITY OF ABBES LAGHROUR-KHENCHELA
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The present study explores an investigation of EFL students‟ comprehension competence
in decoding metaphors and idioms in British newspapers. The aim of this study is to investigate
comprehension competence among Master 1 EFL students at Abbes Laghrour University-
Khenchela, as well as and the main difficulties students face in decoding metaphors and idioms.
In this respect, a test and a questionnaire made up for students to answer the research questions.
The collected data were analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. The test is made up of
fourteen idioms and two metaphors assigned to the participants . The students were asked to
underline metaphors and idioms in the sentences along with the explanation. The results of the
study showed that there are significant problems in the process of decoding idioms and
metaphors. Furthermore, the questionnaire revealed the fact that the students use some strategies
to help improve their figurative language.