Once considered a stylistic issue, metaphor is now considered a critical component of
everyday and specialized language and most importantly, a fundamental mechanism of …

Recent developments in cognitive linguistics have highlighted the importance as well as the
ubiquity of metaphor in language. Despite this, the ability of second language learners to …

Many vocabulary items that foreign language learners encounter involve figurative
extensions of meaning. To understand figurative speech, learners often need to employ …

This article presents a new approach to understanding and using cognitive styles to
enhance individual language learning. Ehrman and Leaver (2002). Development of a profile …

This article deals with the effects of teaching communication strategies (CSs) on the types of
communication strategies used by the students and level of speech comprehensibility. This …

Este artículo se propone, de manera puntual, comprender qué es un sistema complejo, para
lo cual reflexiona alrededor de cuatro argumentos, así: 1) un sistema complejo se entiende …

Although there exists a number of studies that have shown the benefits of applying the
cognitive linguistics notion of motivation to foster comprehension and retention of …

Though computer-mediated communication technologies such as immersive virtual reality
(IVR) have recently shown considerable promise, their effectiveness as methods of …

The study considers the communicative strategies and tactics of linguistic manipulation used
by the representatives of professional communities speaking two national varieties of …

This article is a personal view of the application of results from three areas of research that I
believe are relevant to developing second language speaking in the classroom: task …