Using figurative language to expand students' vocabulary

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Journal Article Using figurative language to expand students' vocabulary Get access Gillian Lazar Gillian Lazar Freelance teacher trainer, materials writer, and lexicographer. She has worked as a teacher at the British Council, Athens and as a teacher/teacher trainer at International House, London. She has an MA in Language and Literature in Education (ESOL) from London University Institute of Education. She has written materials for BBC English and the BBC World Service, and is the author of Literature and Language Teaching: A guide for teachers and trainers (Cambridge University Press 1993). Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar ELT Journal, Volume 50, Issue 1, January 1996, Pages 43–51, https://doi.org/10.1093/elt/50.1.43 Published: 01 January 1996 Article history Received: 01 March 1995 Published: 01 January 1996