However, most of the learners thought that they did not understand the posters with proverbs/idioms as compared to the other posters, although those who said they had heard the proverb/idiom before, also thought that they understood the message....
Figurative Language - Idioms, Proverbs, Metaphors, and more Cloze Reading Parts of Speech Spelling and Punctuation Original Stories and Characters Text Elements and Structures Authors Digital Literacy Centers - from Computer Mice - NEW Geography Geography Games World Maps Continents and Wo...
The following recommendations, among others, are made: (i) emphasis on the role of ICT in mobilizing African indigenous language tools such as idioms, adages, proverbs, witty expressions and figures of speech for the actualization of the MDGs (ii) Strengthen partnerships between public and ...
Also proverbs, adages and sayings come in standard forms but when translating to English, differences should be noticed between an earlier work and a later one. Achebe’s classic trilogy has almost entered public domain status and many African writers unconsciously write like him. But nobody shoul...
My father spoke in proverbs, but for many years I did not notice. Only after I completed my graduate studies in folklore and began teaching, did I become aware of the idioms in his conversation. Without being a religious person he interl... BA Dan 被引量: 0发表: 1995年 Folklore genres...
The wise man, the phronimon, gathers the right reasons from critical objective reasoning, intelligent insight, and proper guidance. In Africa, practical wisdom is valued greatly and is often taught by elders through wisdom sayings (proverbs and idioms) distilled from experience and through folk...
The objectives are, among others, to demonstrate the richness of African philosophy and wisdom expressed through proverbs, idioms, and folklore. These proverbs are sapient and capable of articulating theology, therefore making theology contextual and relevant for Africans. Definitions of proverbs ...
Oral education is achieved through transmission of cultural and societal values generationally through folklore. Formal education is transmitted through institutions while culture is transmitted through among things, music, dance, drama, folktales, legends, myths, proverbs, idioms, riddles and rhymes. ...
Hopefully the method can be refined further.lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;Keywords: ORATURE, MORPHOLEXICAL, DECONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES, LEXICOGRAPHY, AFRICAN LANGUAGES, DICTIONARIES, DIACHRONIC, SYNCHRONIC, HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS, PROVERBS, RIDDLES, IDIOMS, ORAL TRADITIONS, MNEMONIC, ETYMOLOGY, ...