Andijon davlat universiteti ingliz tili fonetikasi kafedrasi til aspektlari amaliyoti

80 minutes

Aims Materials Aids

to analyse idiomatic colloquialisms and their use; to develop practical understanding of key terms 1. Lewis, M (1997). Implementing the Lexical Approach. Hove: LTP. 2. McCarthy, M. and O’Dell, F (2004). English Vocabulary in Use. Upper-intermediate and advanced. Cambridge: CUP Text-books. charts, laptop with speakers, handouts

Lead-in (5 min.): Teacher asks the questions:

1. What is colloquialism?

2. What is the difference between idioms and colloquialisms?

3. Give some examples for idiomatic colloquialisms

Handout 1. What is colloquialism?

The word “colloquialism” comes from the Latin colloquium, which means a “conference” or “conversation.” As a literary device, colloquialism refers to the usage of informal or everyday language in literature. Colloquialisms are generally geographic in nature, in that a colloquial expression often belongs to a regional or local dialect. They can be words, phrases, or aphorisms. Native speakers of a language understand and use colloquialisms without realizing it, while non-native speakers may find colloquial expressions hard to translate. This is because many colloquialisms are not literal usages of words, but instead idiomatic or metaphorical sayings. Colloquialism is similar to slang, but the definition of colloquialism has some key differences as described below.