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Ce parcours analytique propose d’analyser Voyage au bout de la nuit de Céline, par la théorie contemporaine de la métaphore (TMC) de Lakoff et Johnson. Etant le reflet des thèmes universels comme la guerre et le désastre de l’homme moderne, l’œuvre de Céline a fait couler beaucoup d’encre en France et dans les milieux anglophones. Parler des métaphores du roman d’un écrivain connu pour son style argot, imitant la langue parlée, serait dans un premier temps incompatible, mais en y regardant du près, l’incompatible devient complétif. Dans cet article, TMC jette la lumière sur LE VOYAGE et LA VIE célinienne. Ce présent article, est une tentation à répondre à cette question : est ce que LA VIE EST UN VOYAGE de Céline touche les mêmes sphères métaphoriques, présentés dans les romans de voyage classique ? Si non quel sont les points de divergences métaphoriques qui différentie l’œuvre de Céline ?

Vocabulary and grammar are two significant components of English which learners often find challenging in their process of learning English as a foreign language (EFL). Therefore, finding the best way to teach grammar and vocabulary has always been a controversial issue among English teachers and researchers. The present study is an attempt to investigate the effect of dictogloss (DG) task, as one of the focus on form techniques, on EFL learners’ vocabulary versus grammar development. To this end, a quasi-experimental design was utilized to examine the effectiveness of the treatment. In this design, two classes were chosen, one as the experimental group (n=20) and the other as the control group (n=20). The participants were 40 female learners of English as a foreign language at intermediate level. In the experimental group the selected grammatical structures and vocabulary were taught using the DG technique, while in the control group the traditional method of teaching, present-practice-produce was used. The results gained from comparing pretest and posttest scores indicate that, although the experimental group outperformed the control group in learning vocabulary, there was no statistically significant difference between the experimental and control group regarding grammar scores. Therefore, it can be concluded that using DG task was more effective on vocabulary learning of learners than grammar development. The findings of this study will be of help for both English teachers and learners regarding finding the best method of teaching and learning English grammar and vocabulary.