Metaphoric expressions employed by lebanese university students: a linguistic study

This study used a mixed method approach and a quasi-experimental design to investigate how teaching metaphors affected Lebanese university students' comprehension of metaphors and their ability to determine whether certain metaphors were appropriate to use in English. The study thus addressed one main of three research questions: do metaphorical expressions increase the motivation of Lebanese foreign language learners to communicate in English? It has been confirmed that students who receive direct instruction on metaphorical expressions comprehend metaphors more effectively than those who do not benefit from such an intervention.