Several Reasons behind Using Metaphor: A Cognitive Perspective on Metaphoric Language

Banaruee, Hassan; Khoshsima, Hooshang; Zare-Behtash, Esmail; Yarahmadzehi, Nahid

doi:10.14704/nq.2019.17.3.2001

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“…In this process of writing and correction, both members become aware of their errors and improve their writing proficiency. This fact has been extensively studied in cognitive linguistic and cognitive psychology research, with a focus on how information is processed during the comprehension of literal and metaphorical language (e.g., see Banaruee et al, 2019aBanaruee et al, , 2019bEskandari & Khatin-Zadeh, 2021;Khatin-Zadeh et al, 2019). It seems that this feature of two-way tasks makes them superior to one-way-tasks.…”

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Effectiveness of One-way and Two-way Tasks in ESP Writing Courses

Banaruee

2024

Rev. real. educ.

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The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of one-way and two-way tasks in improving the ability of learners to write about subjects in Economics. To achieve this objective, 32 undergraduate students of Economics were selected for this study. They were divided into two groups, each one consisting of 16 participants. These groups attended two separate ESP writing courses. While the first group was treated by one-way tasks of writing, the second group was treated by two-way tasks. A pretest and a posttest of ESP writing were administered. Scores of participants were analyzed by two paired and two unpaired t-tests. Results obtained by these tests showed that both one-way and two-way tasks were effective in improving ESP writing ability of language learners. However, the effectiveness of two-way tasks was significantly higher than the effectiveness of one-way tasks. The direct role of all participants in the writing of final product is suggested to be one of the main possible reasons behind the effectiveness of two-way tasks. This is the main feature that distinguishes two-way tasks from one-way tasks and makes them superior to one-way tasks for improving writing ability of language learners.

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Effectiveness of One-way and Two-way Tasks in ESP Writing Courses

Banaruee

2024

Rev. real. educ.

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“…In addition to possible age differences in metaphorical comprehension, other factors that facilitate or hinder said comprehension must be taken into account, such as the fact that there is a congruent context with the metaphor in question, especially in interaction with verbal crystallized intelligence (Stamenkovic et al 2020). In any case, it is important to remember that metaphorical language is economical at the cognitive level; it offers a coherent framework for understanding, often through more accessible images or representations (Banaruee et al 2019). Factors such as these or perhaps evolutionary ones must be considered in any pedagogical design based on metaphors.…”

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Teaching Inclusive Thinking through an Embodied Metaphor: A Developmental Study

Herranz-Hernández

Crespo

2023

Social Sciences

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The studies framed in embodied cognition that analyze the metaphor of temperature and its relationship with the feeling of inclusion or exclusion always do so in the first person. That is, they take the perspective of the protagonist who is made to feel included or excluded to see how it affects his or her body thermally. However, there are no studies in which the participants morally evaluate other protagonists who are the ones who feel the inclusion or exclusion and the temperature, projecting these feelings onto them. This paper analyzes the relationship between terms related to temperature (cold or heat) and the moral judgements made toward a person who helps and another who does not help. All this occurs in a situation in which the person making the judgement is not involved in the first person and has to put themself in the place of the other. In addition, the possible difference in these judgements is examined by comparing children in the fourth grade of primary school with those in the sixth grade. The results indicate that older children give less extreme responses, but these are more influenced by temperature when it comes to morally judging a lack of help. When the behavior is helpful, they judge it morally the same regardless of temperature. In addition, interaction between the two variables appeared. These results have implications in promoting helping in the classroom in order to promote inclusion and represent a useful and accessible resource for such promotion.

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“…Often, we metaphorically project a more complex or unfamiliar concept or domain (called a target or goal) onto a more accessible or familiar one (called a source or base) [20] . Following Banaruee et al [21] , metaphorical language serves a principle of cognitive economy by allowing us to understand the complex unknown in terms to the known, accessible, proprioceptive, etc. Moreover, in many metaphors, ideas are described through schematized images, which is a tool that facilitates the processes of understanding and interpretation, making them more accessible.…”

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Emotional metaphors for an inclusive classroom climate

Herranz-Hernández,

Fernández-Hernández,

Segovia-Torres

2023

Environ. Soc. Psychol.

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In this paper, after examining several studies that link emotional competencies with classroom climate, we proceed to review several studies that highlight the role of metaphors in this regard. First, metaphors and their relationship with an inclusive classroom climate that favors emotional well-being are reviewed, followed by embodied metaphors. Finally, the implications of the use of metaphor as an educational tool to promote an inclusive and emotionally positive classroom climate are discussed, both in teacher training and with regard to students.

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Several Reasons behind Using Metaphor: A Cognitive Perspective on Metaphoric Language

Cited by 6 publications

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Effectiveness of One-way and Two-way Tasks in ESP Writing Courses

Effectiveness of One-way and Two-way Tasks in ESP Writing Courses

Teaching Inclusive Thinking through an Embodied Metaphor: A Developmental Study

Emotional metaphors for an inclusive classroom climate

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