1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910449252503321

Titolo

I-com

Pubbl/distr/stampa

München : , : Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag

Berlin, Germany : , : Walter de Gruyter GmbH

ISSN

2196-6826

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Soggetti

Human-computer interaction

Computers

User interfaces (Computer systems)

Ordinateurs

Interfaces utilisateurs (Informatique)

Periodicals.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Tedesco

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

"Zeitschrift für interaktive und kooperative Medien."



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910961340003321

Autore

Cameron Lynne

Titolo

Metaphor in educational discourse / Lynne Cameron

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; New York, : Continuum, 2003

ISBN

9786612309526

9781474212076

1474212077

9781441175649

1441175644

9781282309524

1282309528

9781441158390

1441158391

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Collana

Advances in applied linguistics

Disciplina

808/.001/4

Soggetti

Metaphor

Language and education

Discourse analysis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 278-289) and index

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

'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.' James P. Lantolf, Professor of Applied Linguistics, The Pennsylvania State University. This book reports research into metaphor in use with school students. The setting for the research is a UK school and the participants are around ten years old, with their first language well established but still developing concepts and understandings. Close examination of a corpus of classroom spoken discourse reveals how metaphor is employed by their teachers, not just in explaining ideas, but, in managing and mediating the activity of the classroom and the learning of the students. Particular issues discussed include: the problems of identifying metaphors in spoken discourse, the conventionalism of metaphors in the discourse of socio-cultural groups, and how a socio-cultural approach can account for systematicity in metaphor use.