One of the most significant and yet often overlooked challenges for university students is decoding what their instructors expect from their assignments. Better understanding those expectations and the vocabulary and grammar needed to achieve them are the motivations behind this investigation. Eleven experienced instructors within an Australian…

This paper provides educators a foothold in the tricky terrain of metaphor, its theoretical underpinnings and pedagogical possibilities. Metaphor provides us with a means of comprehending domains of experience that do not have a preconceptual structure of their own. Conceptual metaphors permit mental imagery from sensorimotor domains to hold sway…

This paper postulates how connected learning in Palestine is characterised by the metaphor of "Sumud" as a steadfast resistance to disruption. We propose that the metaphor of "Sumud" symbolises connectedness for displaced people, whose need for connected learning encompasses a cultural and critical pedagogy, heritage, and…