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Collins, Elaine C. 1990. Metaphors: The construction of a perspective. Language and Cognition 29 (2) : 71–77. 7 pp. URL
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
classroom discourse | conceptualization of meaning | cultural knowledge | education | metaphors for learning | metaphors for teaching | use of metaphor in education

Abstract

Explores how the language associated with one particular perspective and the metaphors in that language influence what can be learned about the nature of teaching and learning processes. Conceptualization of meanings in the classroom; Acquisition of cultural knowledge. (From EBSCO)