The implications of metaphorical reflection for professional awareness development of prospective EFL teachers
The implications of metaphorical reflection for professional awareness development of prospective EFL teachers

Summary/Abstract: This study documents and explains the role of metaphor use in the English majors’ understanding of selected English language teaching (ELT) aspects. The data, gath- ered from a questionnaire filled out by 25 fifth-year EFL students, was examined on a qualitative and quantitative basis alike. The respondents were asked to rank 30 met- aphorical definitions of selected ELT methodology concepts in order of preference and comment on one of them. Obtained results showed the participants’ eagerness to analyze proposed metaphorical definitions and connect them to their own linguis- tic metaphors. This, in turn, encouraged the use of related terminology and the ex- amination of chosen concepts from different perspectives (i.e., cause-and-effect re- lationships, personality factors, learner needs), which apparently enhanced the re- spondents’ knowledge about various ELT methodology-specific concepts.

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