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Coffey, Simon; Patel, Daksha – Language Learning Journal, 2023
In this paper, we use the lens of embodied language cognition and intersemiosis to argue for the importance of developing creative approaches to language work in classroom settings and we cite as an example some activities from a workshop that was developed for modern foreign languages (MFL) trainee teachers in London…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries, Creative Teaching
Sidney, Pooja G.; Thompson, Clarissa A. – Grantee Submission, 2019
Analogies between old and new concepts are common during classroom instruction. Previous transfer studies focused on how features of initial learning guide later, spontaneous transfer to new problem solving. We argue for a shift in the focus of analogical-transfer research toward understanding how to best support analogical transfer from previous…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Figurative Language, Teaching Methods, Transfer of Training
Reima Al-Jarf – Online Submission, 2024
Multimodal learning refers to teaching strategies that involve multiple sensory systems simultaneously. Teachers can create materials for students with different learning styles (auditory, visual, kinesthetic reading, and writing). Multimodal learning keeps students engaged, encourages them to apply what they learn in real-life situations,…
Descriptors: Grammar, Multimedia Instruction, Problem Solving, Student Projects
Núñez, Rafael – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
The last couple of decades have seen an enormous development in the study of embodied cognition through the investigation of conceptual mappings, such as conceptual metaphor and conceptual blending. Initially, this progress was achieved at a theoretical level, and more recently through empirical research in basic science--from psycholinguistics,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Concept Formation, Scientific Concepts, Schemata (Cognition)
Cirka, Carol C.; Corrigall, Elizabeth A. – Journal of Management Education, 2010
In this article, we demonstrate that an exercise using metaphors to overcome cognitive biases helped students to proactively imagine and prepare for an expanded set of potential crises. The exercise complements traditional textbook approaches to crisis management and incorporates creativity skill building in a realistic context. Learning outcomes…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Crisis Management, Program Descriptions, Bias
Sanger, Dixie; Ritzman, Mitzi; Stremlau, Aliza; Fairchild, Lindsey; Brunken, Cindy – Journal of Women in Educational Leadership, 2009
A mixed methods study was conducted to examine female juvenile delinquents' opinions and reactions on nine language-based literacy activities. Forty-one participants ranging in age from 13 to 18 years responded to a survey consisting of nine multiple-choice items and one open-ended question concerning the usefulness of activities. Quantitative and…
Descriptors: Females, Delinquency, Attitude Measures, Literacy Education
Swann, Joan – Language and Education, 2007
This paper analyses data from a curriculum intervention project designed to introduce new forms of discussion, seen as educationally effective, into the primary classroom. While the introduction of talk as an aid to learning is premised on a social approach to learning, such interventions are often evaluated in terms of cognitive benefits and…
Descriptors: Research Needs, Intervention, Student Attitudes, Learning Activities
Turner, Jane; Mavin, Sharon; Minocha, Sonal – Learning Organization, 2006
Purpose: To critique individual learning experiences in organization, explore the role people play in inhibiting learning in organization and explore theories of individual learning as "theories in use", drawing on a metaphor of steps and dance. Design/methodology/approach: Based on a subjective qualitative approach engaging in…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Dance, Figurative Language, Data Analysis