Keywords
linguocultural code
learning styles
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Abstract
The article investigates the role of learning styles and motivation in activating linguocultural codes through English and Uzbek paremiological units in foreign language teaching. The study seeks to identify pedagogical mechanisms that help learners access cultural meaning layers encoded in proverbs and sayings. A qualitative comparative design combining descriptive, linguocultural, and pedagogical modeling methods is used. The analytical corpus contains 24 English and 24 Uzbek units. The findings show that paremiological material foregrounds such codes as diligence, patience, speech ethics, knowledge, solidarity, and prudence. Visual, reflective, collaborative, and translation-based tasks appear especially productive for different learner profiles, while motivational support enhances engagement, interpretation, and retention.References
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