Presenting figurative idioms with a touch of etymology: more than mere mnemonics?

By F. Boers, June Eyckmans, H. Stengers. 2007

183 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Developmental and Educational Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

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In Developmental and Educational Psychology

1. F. Boers
2. June Eyckmans
3. H. Stengers
4. Ana María Piquer Píriz
5. N. Schmitt
6. Sungmook Choi
7. E. Peters
8. Sachi Yasuda

In Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

1. F. Boers
2. June Eyckmans
3. H. Stengers
4. Ana María Piquer Píriz
5. N. Schmitt
6. Sachi Yasuda

Citations in the corpus

• Does pictorial elucidation foster recollection of idioms? (2009, background): “In contrast with the order of the tasks outlined above – and despite evidence of the pedagogical advantages of that particular order (Boers et al., 2007) – the meaning multiple-choice exercises (i.e. ‘What is the figurative meaning of …?’) were presented first.”