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Alma Jahic Pettersson; Kristina Danielsson; Carl-Johan Rundgren – Research in Science Education, 2025
Previous research suggests that the use of metaphors in science education have both possibilities and challenges. In this study, we analyse the role of metaphors in meaning-making in the upper primary science classroom. We investigate the potential of metaphors about nutrient uptake occurring in classrooms in which an animation was used. To…
Descriptors: Science Education, Figurative Language, Language Usage, Teaching Methods
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Steve Daniel Przymus – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2024
How we talk about bilingualism has an effect on how others think about bilingual individuals, and in turn, how "active bilingual learners/users of English" (ABLE) students are assessed and taught in schools. I use a transdisciplinary approach of bridging social semiotics, applied linguistics, psycholinguistics, and cognitive linguistics…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Language Usage, Bilingualism, Monolingualism
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Jiyea Park – Qualitative Research Journal, 2024
Purpose: This study draws on the author's experiences building rapport through online chat for data collection for the author's doctoral dissertation. The author contacted ten Korean women via online chat to recruit and faced the most challenging situation; building rapport. As the Millennial generation is known as being tech-savvy or digital…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Interpersonal Relationship, Figurative Language, Semiotics