Metaphor in educational discourse
‘Metaphor in Educational Discourse is a superb piece of applied linguistics research that integrates Vygotsky''s theory of concepts with current work on metaphor into a coherent framework for investigating how teachers and learners negotiate figurative language in order to promote development in the classroom setting. In what is likely to become the standard for future studies in this area, Lynne Cameron meticulously demonstrates the central role of linguistic metaphors in classroom learni…
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- Full title :Metaphor in educational discourse / Lynne Cameron.
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‘Metaphor in Educational Discourse is a superb piece of applied linguistics research that integrates Vygotsky''s theory of concepts with current work on metaphor into a coherent framework for investigating how teachers and learners negotiate figurative language in order to promote development in the classroom setting. In what is likely to become the standard for future studies in this area, Lynne Cameron meticulously demonstrates the central role of linguistic metaphors in classroom learning - designed to lead learners to a deeper understanding of complex mathematical and scientific concepts.
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- Publication Date:2003.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Continuum
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2003.
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- Description:1 online resource (x, 294 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781441158390, 1441158391, 9781474212076, 1474212077, 9781441173126, 1441173129, 9781441175649, 1441175644, 1282309528, 9781282309524, 9786612309526, 6612309520
- DOI:10.5040/9781474212076
- oclc:ocn457755280
- LC Classification:P301.5.M48
- Dewey Decimal:808/.001/4
Table of Contents
Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 An applied linguistic approach to metaphor in discourse; 2 Talking, thinking and learning: theoretical background; 3 Researching metaphor in classroom discourse; 4 The linguistic form of metaphor in classroom discourse; 5 Deliberate and conventionalized metaphor in classroom discourse; 6 Metaphor in classroom activity; 7 Researching metaphor interpretation; 8 Metaphors in text 1: ''The Ozone Layer''; 9 Metaphors in text 2: ''The Heart''; 10 Systematicity, metaphor and metonymy; 11 Metaphor in educational discourse: review and discussion.
Appendix 1 Linguistic metaphors and grammatical analysis in the geology lessonAppendix 2 Linguistic metaphors and teaching sequences in the geology lesson; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W.
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