A look at a small classroom in a big university: through a Metaphor, Vividly
In educational research literature there are two influential metaphors about learning. They describe this process as either “acquisition” or “participation” (Sfard, 1998). These metaphors have been widely used by scholars, researchers and educators. However, the students’ perspectives on learning h...
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| description | In educational research literature there are two influential metaphors about learning. They describe this process as either “acquisition” or “participation” (Sfard, 1998). These metaphors have been widely used by scholars, researchers and
educators. However, the students’ perspectives on learning have been underexplored. This article addresses this gap in research literature and examines metaphors about learning created by a group of foreign language learners in a big public university in East Malaysia. The findings indicate universality of people’s perceptions about learning and reveal the presence of both the “acquisition” and “participation” metaphors in the students’ images. The study considers the implications of the findings for language pedagogy. |
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| spelling | um.eprints-107062014-08-25T01:27:15Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/10706/ A look at a small classroom in a big university: through a Metaphor, Vividly Nikitina, L. Furuoka, F. L Education (General) LG Individual institutions (Asia. Africa) PG Slavic, Baltic, Albanian languages and literature In educational research literature there are two influential metaphors about learning. They describe this process as either “acquisition” or “participation” (Sfard, 1998). These metaphors have been widely used by scholars, researchers and educators. However, the students’ perspectives on learning have been underexplored. This article addresses this gap in research literature and examines metaphors about learning created by a group of foreign language learners in a big public university in East Malaysia. The findings indicate universality of people’s perceptions about learning and reveal the presence of both the “acquisition” and “participation” metaphors in the students’ images. The study considers the implications of the findings for language pedagogy. 2014-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.um.edu.my/10706/1/2014_CJE_Vol_16_No_1_2014_Nikitina_Furuoka_%281%29.pdf Nikitina, L. and Furuoka, F. (2014) A look at a small classroom in a big university: through a Metaphor, Vividly. Croatian Journal of Education, 16 (1). pp. 217-234. |
| spellingShingle | L Education (General) LG Individual institutions (Asia. Africa) PG Slavic, Baltic, Albanian languages and literature Nikitina, L. Furuoka, F. A look at a small classroom in a big university: through a Metaphor, Vividly |
| title | A look at a small classroom in a big university:
through a Metaphor, Vividly |
| title_full | A look at a small classroom in a big university:
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| title_short | A look at a small classroom in a big university:
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| topic | L Education (General) LG Individual institutions (Asia. Africa) PG Slavic, Baltic, Albanian languages and literature |
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