Title : ( Metaphorical Analysis of Iranian MA University Students’ Beliefs: A Qualitative Study )
Authors: Reza Pishghadam , Shahrzad Pourali ,
Full TextAbstract
Following the innovations in language teaching and learning, metaphor analysis as an indirect tool of delving into individuals’ beliefs has been utilized in this study to explore the use of metaphor to express the various perspectives of university students about the process of learning and teaching. In fact, this research intends to examine the metaphors produced by Iranian MA students about learning and teaching both in ideal and current situations. Using the Iranian contexts of education, this study aimed at: first, collecting the metaphors the students created by using
Keywords
, Conceptual metaphor, University students, University professors, Linguistic metaphor
@article{paperid:1022396,
author = {Pishghadam, Reza and Pourali, Shahrzad},
title = {Metaphorical Analysis of Iranian MA University Students’ Beliefs: A Qualitative Study},
journal = {Higher Education Studes},
year = {2011},
volume = {1},
number = {1},
month = {June},
issn = {1925-4741},
pages = {27--37},
numpages = {10},
keywords = {Conceptual metaphor; University students; University professors; Linguistic metaphor},
}
%0 Journal Article
%T Metaphorical Analysis of Iranian MA University Students’ Beliefs: A Qualitative Study
%A Pishghadam, Reza
%A Pourali, Shahrzad
%J Higher Education Studes
%@ 1925-4741
%D 2011
