Résumé:
Metaphor and simile have received great attention from many researchers in different
disciplines in recent years. The use of ICT tools has become dominant in different domains
especially in the educational settings. In contrast to the previous studies that focused on the
production of both metaphor and simile in speech and writing, this comparative study aims to
investigate the effectiveness of using films, an audio-visual aid, on enhancing EFL learners’
understanding of metaphor and simile. It is here hypothesized that using short films to teach
metaphor and simile will enhance EFL learners’ understanding of the two tropes. The
researchers opted for a quasi-experimental design conducted on one group of participants of
first year and second year students at department of English at Mohamed Seddik Ben Yahia
University. The data gathered at the end of the experiment revealed a significant difference
between the pre-test and the post-test results in which the level of the learners was highly
increased and enhanced which proves that the technique adapted is efficient, as well as
confirming the posited hypothesis, and showing a marked development in the students’
understanding, emphasizing thus the effectiveness of using short film clips to teach metaphor
and simile.
