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The purpose of this paper is to highlight those elements of Construction Grammar for the better teaching of movie English at the college level. Construction grammar can be used to explain idiomatic expressions which are found in movies (Cooper, 2012). The usage-based approach, including construction grammar, emphasizes the importance of pragmatic factors for the emergence of language structure and meaning (Diessel, 2017). Movies have stories which provide context (=a pragmatic factor). L2 learners can enjoy movie stories by focusing on language structure. Construction grammar requires imitation and repetition, which allows the imitated and repeated sequences to be used productively in new situations. Movie scripts have many idiomatic expressions which are ultimately memorized. Construction grammar accounts for the full range of facts about language thanks to the concept of construction (Goldberg, 2003). Movies have many expressions which can be called constructions, varying in size and complexity. Construction grammar gives a theoretical basis that is well suited for an approach to movie English. When this approach is used in the EFL classroom, teachers can have confidence about what to teach and how to teach when using movies. L2 learners can develop so called constructional awareness through using movies.
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construction grammar, movie English, Usage-based approach, imitation, repetition
