British Culture-bound Idioms (Action research: Studying the origins as a learning strategy)

Mgr. Lenka Hegerová

Bachelor's thesis

Anotácia:

The thesis deals with culture-bound idioms and their origins. The thesis outlines the definition of idioms, and focuses on the connection between the origin of an idiom and culture. The main aim of the thesis is to investigate whether the knowledge of the origin of an idiom helps learners of English comprehend and remember the idiom better. The idioms selected for this thesis originated in twentieth-century Britain and their original usage is closely connected with British culture, society and politics.

Abstract:

The thesis deals with culture-bound idioms and their origins. The thesis outlines the definition of idioms, and focuses on the connection between the origin of an idiom and culture. The main aim of the thesis is to investigate whether the knowledge of the origin of an idiom helps learners of English comprehend and remember the idiom better. The idioms selected for this thesis originated in twentieth-century Britain and their original usage is closely connected with British culture, society and politics.

Keywords

British idioms, culture, origin, meaning, learning, paper test, online test

Jazyk práce: English

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 22. 8. 2007

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Obhajoba proběhla 12. 9. 2007
• Vedúci: PhDr. Jarmila Fictumová

Masaryk University

Faculty of Arts

Bachelor programme / odbor:
Philology / English Language and Literature