TEACHING VIETNAMESE COMPARATIVE IDIOMS FOR FOREIGNERS IN THE APPROACH OF COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS

Abstract

In recent years, teaching Vietnamese for foreigners has gained remarkable breakthroughs. However, teaching Vietnamese idioms, especially comparative idioms, as a foreign language, has not been paid due attention. The reason is that teaching idiom is considered a quite difficult category in which learners mainly learn by memorizing and learning by heart. The article uses comparative method as well as data processing to research into the teaching Vietnamese comparative idioms for foreigners in the approach of cognitive linguistics, namely through conceptual metaphors, helping learners understand the meaning, grasp the structure and apply it into specific situations.