the meaning of an idiomatic expression cannot be transparently worked out from the meanings of its constituent words due to its figurative and unpredictable nature. consequently, the syntactic composition and the structural paradigm of an idiomatic expression are supposed to be the same in every context. however, this is not the case in the institutionalized second language varieties of english...

Abstract In English as an additional language writing, error correction or feedback is most commonly referred to ‘written corrective (WCF)’. The emphasis on ‘correctness’ in ‘WCF’ suggests native-speakerist standards norms, which are controversial increasingly globalized world. this Forum article, I discuss the problems associated with WCF from a Global Englishes perspective and suggest broaden...

The wide spread English is an unstoppable stream, because of the globalization. word “English” has been defined as American English(AmE) or British English(BrE) for years. However, AmE and BrE could be considered two kinds Standard Englishes(SEs)[5]. Moreover, with changing purpose learning, unawareness changes one leading problems in teaching system China. This paper going to learn about SE Wo...