Validating an AI-Developed Metaphor Awareness Test (MAT) to Exploring Figurative Language Competence of Kurdish EFL Students.
Figurative language competence is a cornerstone of higher-level language proficiency, with metaphor and metonymy operating as master tropes. The pervasion of figurative language in natural discourse makes it crucial to the learners to communicate effectively, and those who lack such ability essentia...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Babylon Center for Humanities Studies Vol. 16; no. 8; pp. 557 - 579 |
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Republic of Iraq Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research (MOHESR)
Aug2026
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=196308520&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 196308520 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 22272895 GYOO jtl: Journal of Babylon Center for Humanities Studies issn: 22272895 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Aug2026 vid: 16 iid: 8 pid: 25427 pub: Republic of Iraq Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research (MOHESR) artinfo: ui: 196308520 ppf: 557 ppct: 22 formats: tig: atl: Validating an AI-Developed Metaphor Awareness Test (MAT) to Exploring Figurative Language Competence of Kurdish EFL Students. aug: au: Mzury, Diyar Lateef Omar Jukil, Ali Mahmood affil: Department of English Language, College of Basic Education, Salahaddin UniversityErbil, Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq. su: Figures of speech Test reliability Language ability testing Metonyms Artificial intelligence in education sug: subj: Figures of speech Test reliability Language ability testing Metonyms Artificial intelligence in education keyword: figurative language metaphor metaphor awareness Metaphor Awareness Tool (MAT) metonymy األستعارة اختبار الوعي باألستعارة الكناية المغة المجازية ab: Figurative language competence is a cornerstone of higher-level language proficiency, with metaphor and metonymy operating as master tropes. The pervasion of figurative language in natural discourse makes it crucial to the learners to communicate effectively, and those who lack such ability essentially become cut off from enormous amount of input. Tools to measure metaphor awareness must undergo proper statistical and methodological validation. This study adapts and develops a Metaphor Awareness Test (MAT) using generative AI, specifically ChatGPT. After a pilot conducted with 15 students checking validity and reliability, the refined MAT was administered to 92 undergraduate students at preintermediate to intermediate proficiency. The administration of the test involved sufficient directions and definitions prior to the test to measure the intended construct (awareness). The instrument serves as the baseline for a subsequent experimental study involving pre- and post-tests for metaphor and metonymy in reading and writing skills, alongside AIgenerated textual and multimodal instructional materials. Participants demonstrated a consistent difference in recognizing metaphor and metonymy. They also showed challenges identifying elements of figurative language, with markedly stronger performance on metaphor than on metonymy. The tool achieves psychometric reliability through continuous improvement and adjustments, and the results are relevant for teaching figurative language to Kurdish EFL. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y dt: @attributes: year: 2026 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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