Revisiting metaphors for education : a student's perspective by Larisa Nikitina, Fumitaka, Furuoka

“…This study examines metaphors about learning produced by a group of eighteen students at a big public university in Malaysia. …”
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The Term Son of God as a Proof of Jesus' Humanity: A Biblical Analysis by Zaifuddin Md Rasip

“…The result of the study shows that the term “Son of God” cannot be understood in the literal sense, rather in its metaphorical sense.…”
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Migration and moral panic the case of oil palm in sabah, East Malaysia by Fazilah Majid Cooke

“…This chapter benefits from this latter trend in the way migration is viewed as operating within a metaphoric borderland, and as producing creative power for both migrant groups and actors in the host society. …”
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A Study of Female Immortal Images in the "Chaoyuan Xianzhang Tu"（朝元仙仗图) From the Perspective of The Mythic-archetypal Criticism by Lang Qianwen, Lee, Lilian Shiau Gee

“…Aiming to clarify the several metaphors and underlying logic of the development of Taoist female immortal images as a symbolic system, this study analyses the Song Dynasty Taoist painting "Chaoyuan Xianzhang Tu," based on the mythic-archetypal criticism, attempting to visually reproduce mythological archetype images in the portrayal of characters in the image. …”
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Symbolism analysis using semiotic approach in Malaysian animated film by Imelda Ann Achin, Addley Bromeo Bianus

“…It aims to analyse the symbolism of animal characters as a visual metaphor in the Malaysian animated film. This paper is based on research using the Semiotic Saussure Theory in analysing the data. …”
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Which tongue? The imported colonial standard or motherland vernacular? exploring “death” as the birth of postcolonial Malaysia in Muthammal Palanisamy’s funeral chant by Kavitha Ganesan

“…This article examines “death” in a funeral chant set in the plantation estates of Malaysia, and written in English and Tamil, as a metaphor for the birth of the nation. It explores how the death of communal linguistic elements, both in orality and symbolic references, lead to the deconstruction of motherland identity markers which are then replaced by the reconstruction of diasporic identities that are observable through the use of standardized English. …”
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Creating teaching and learning materials for kadazandusun as a less commonly taught language based on elements of learning style preferences of kadazandusun learners in UMS by Veronica P. Atin, Rosy Talin

“…Whereas in the seven aspects of cognitive learning style assessed, the preferences are particular, analytical, sharpener, deductive, field independent, reflective and metaphoric. Based on the dominant preferences of LS, we propose how the elements can be used to create teaching and learning materials for KD.…”
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Conceptual reconstruction of energy concepts using the model of educational reconstruction in the German Didaktik tradition by Azlinah Ispal

“…While qualitative content analysis and systematic metaphor analysis are used to triangulate and interpret the text, according to the findings of the study; students’ informal communication, culture, social media, and personal experiences influenced their language of thought, which profoundly shaped their understanding of the meaning of energy, which may or may not be correct. …”
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