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Metaphors of victory and defeat in sports headlines in English and Spanish

Revista de Lingüística y Lenguas Aplicadas, 2019
Metaphor is one of the most frequently used resources in the specialized language of sports (cf. Segrave, 2000; Herráez Pindado, 2004; Segura Soto, 2009; Medina Montero, 2015).
Sara Quintero Ramírez
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The effect of cultural background on metaphor interpretation [PDF]

, 2003
This article describes a study that investigated the ways in which Bangladeshi students interpreted metaphors used by their lecturers during a short course at a British university.
Bertocci, Cook G., Jeannette Littlemore, Littlemore J., Wood G.   +4 more
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Parental choice of private tuition: Valuing attention, judging quality and navigating access in England's underregulated supplementary education market

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Private supplementary education is burgeoning worldwide, and over 25% of English children have received private tutoring. The neoliberalisation of education and parents' responsibilisation for children's attainment have driven market growth, but not all can afford to participate.
Sarah L. Holloway, Sam Whewall, Helena Pimlott‐Wilson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Embodied Metaphors and Creative “Acts” [PDF]

, 2011
Creativity is a highly sought after skill. To inspire people’s creativity, prescriptive advice in the form of metaphors abound: We are encouraged to think outside the box, to consider the problem on one hand, then on the other hand, and to put two and ...
Goncalo, Jack A, Kim, Suntae, Leung, Angela K.-y., Ong, Laysee, Polman, Evan, Qiu, Lin, Sanchez-Burks, Jeffrey   +6 more
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Sustaining the teaching profession: Innovating the ‘golden thread’ in university‐led teacher education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines the implications of England's ‘golden thread’ policy framework for teacher education, which describes a state‐mandated, linear model of professional learning from initial teacher training and education through to continuing professional development.
Amanda Nuttall, Ed Podesta, Aimee Quickfall, Megan Stephenson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sensory and physico-psychological metaphor comprehension in children with ASD. A preliminary study on the outcomes of a treatment [PDF]

, 2017
Recent research into difficulties in figurative language in children with ASD highlighted that it is possible to devise training interventions to overcome these difficulties by teaching specific strategies.
DI FILIPPO, Gloria, Melogno, Sergio, Pinto, Maria Antonietta   +2 more
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The inner portrait: What does reflexivity in qualitative health professions education research look like?

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Gabrielle Brand, Steve Wise, Michelle D. Lazarus   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

How does dialogic teaching facilitate students' creative thinking? Evidence from a sequential analysis of teacher–student dialogue in primary language classrooms

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Dialogic teaching has been shown to be beneficial for students' learning and achievement. However, few studies have investigated how dialogic teaching may foster students' creative thinking in the classroom. This study examined the sequential patterns of classroom dialogue associated with students' creative thinking.
Yang Tao, Deliang Wang, Gaowei Chen
wiley   +1 more source

Exchange on Nick Onuf’s ‘Metaphoricizing Modernity,’ Part II–Provincializing Metaphors, Reading (with) Onuf from Latin America [PDF]

Contexto Internacional
In this Dossier, four scholars reflect on Nicholas Onuf’s leading article, ‘Metaphoricizing modernity’, (re)engaging with – and celebrating – more broadly Onuf’s groundbreaking work from different places, perspectives, and angles. Part II rethinks (with)
Manuela Trindade Viana, Roberto Vilchez Yamato   +1 more
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Cognitive Metaphors of the Mind in the Canterbury Tales [PDF]

, 2014
The paper presents an analysis of a number of cognitive metaphors pertaining to the concept of mind (e.g. sanity and insanity), heart, and fire. The study has been based on the text of Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.
Agnieszka Wawrzyniak, Antonio, Antonio, Bordelajo, Bordelajo, Cruse, Cruse, Lakoff George, Lakoff George, Langacker, Langacker, Radden, Radden, Sweetser, Sweetser, Szwedek, Szwedek, Traugott, Traugott   +18 more
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