567 KB56 KB201120262022Petrovčič, Matejaštevilka:1letnik:12str. 37-58DOI:10.4312/ala.12.1.37–58ISSN:2232-3317COBISSID_HOST:96169987URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-OGNLS1EAenZnanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete, Oddelek za azijske in afriške študijeActa linguistica asiaticabesedilni korpusiChinese idiomsforeign language educationjezikovni prenoskitajski pregovorilanguage transferpoučevanje tujih jezikovstrategije učenja in poučevanjateaching and learning strategiestext corporaChinese idioms| stepping into L2 student’s shoes|Idiomatic expressions play an important role in communication. They are widely used in both spoken and written discourse and are often one of the indicatorsof native-like proficiency.This paper discussesChinese idioms chengyu in foreign language education, presentssome observations regarding the scope of idioms predictedfor the advanced level of Chinese, and introduces conceptual gaps between L1 and L2 as possible reasons for learners’ mistakenusages. This study argues thatequipping students with skills and knowledge needed forreachingcontextually appropriate useof idioms should be the main goal in the teaching/learning process and provides a set of practical suggestions as to which aspects of teaching idiomsshould be consideredthoroughlyTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaUniverza v Ljubljani, Filozofska fakulteta, Znanstvena založba