Figurative Thinking and Foreign Language Learning

Part I. Figurative Thinking

1. What is ‘Figurative Thinking’?
Jeannette Littlemore, Graham Low

2. Why is Figurative Thinking Important for Foreign Language Learners?
Jeannette Littlemore, Graham Low

3. Psychological Processes Underlying Figurative Thinking
Jeannette Littlemore, Graham Low

4. Developing Learner Autonomy in Figurative Thinking
Jeannette Littlemore, Graham Low

Part II. Figurative Thinking and Communicative Language Ability

5. Figurative Thinking and Sociolinguistic Competence
Jeannette Littlemore, Graham Low

6. Figurative Thinking and Illocutionary Competence
Jeannette Littlemore, Graham Low

7. Figurative Thinking and Textual Competence
Jeannette Littlemore, Graham Low

8. Figurative Thinking and Lexico-Grammatical Competence
Jeannette Littlemore, Graham Low

9. Strategic Competence
Jeannette Littlemore, Graham Low

Part III. Conclusions

10. Promoting Figurative Language Competence in the Foreign Language Classroom
Jeannette Littlemore, Graham Low

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