TEACHING IDIOMS WITH PROPER NAMES TO ESL STUDENTS

Authors

  • T. Koyshekenova

    Nukus State Pedagogical Institute named after Ajiniyaz image/svg+xml

Keywords: idiomatic phrases, proper names, meanings, origin, teaching idioms, native language, effective strategies

Abstract

This article deals with the problems of teaching idioms which contain proper names aims and focuses on explaining their meanings, origin and examples to ESL students. Proper name idioms present troublesome expressions that cannot be translated word by word, that’s why they must be given in a special dictionary as ready-made expressions with their meanings, origins, or translations.

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