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Direct linkMaricela León; Catherine Lemmi; Quentin Sedlacek; Nickolaus Alexander Ortiz; Kimberly Feldman – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2024
This commentary proposes the metaphor of "languaging-as-practice" in science education as an alternative to "language-as-tool" metaphors. Describing language as a tool implicitly positions language as static and unchanging and assumes that named languages are distinct and bounded entities. In contrast, describing languaging as…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Figurative Language, Science Education, Linguistics
Lennon, Paul – IRAL, 1998
Examines the nature and structure of idioms and idiomatic language and offers suggestions for teaching them. Topics addressed include the relationship between idioms and erroneous language, idioms' appropriateness in context, proverbs, and metaphors. Some exercises are included. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Discourse Analysis, Figurative Language, Idioms
