On the Teachability of Figurative Language: Teachers’ Perceptions of the Role of Metaphor in English Language Teaching in Chile

This paper reports on a qualitative study that examined the perceptions of English teachers towards the ‘teachability’ of metaphorical language in Chilean EFL classrooms. The study aimed at gaining a better understanding of teachers’ perceptions of the role of metaphor in the English language classr...

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Autores principales:	Leonardo Veliz, Scott Smith
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Lenguaje:	EN ES
Publicado:	Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas 2021
Materias:	metaphor and culture metaphor in chile metaphor in efl neoliberalism and education teaching metaphor Philology. Linguistics P1-1091
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:11e274e08252446d950bb86456d4952e2021-11-08T16:20:56ZOn the Teachability of Figurative Language: Teachers’ Perceptions of the Role of Metaphor in English Language Teaching in Chile10.14483/22487085.170710123-46412248-7085https://doaj.org/article/11e274e08252446d950bb86456d4952e2021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://revistas.udistrital.edu.co/index.php/calj/article/view/17071https://doaj.org/toc/0123-4641https://doaj.org/toc/2248-7085This paper reports on a qualitative study that examined the perceptions of English teachers towards the ‘teachability’ of metaphorical language in Chilean EFL classrooms. The study aimed at gaining a better understanding of teachers’ perceptions of the role of metaphor in the English language classroom. A group of six in-service English teachers participated in this qualitative study. Data were gathered through semi-structured interviews, which addressed three broad dimensions: (i) the views and definitions of metaphor; (ii) the teachability of metaphorically used language; and (iii) preparedness to teach metaphor. The data were thoroughly coded and analyzed thematically. The results revealed that, despite an apparently heightened awareness of the presence and role of metaphor in culture, this did not permeate the participants’ teaching practices, thus calling for more explicit preparation in teacher education programs and radical changes to the ‘educational culture’ that is still imbued with dominant neoliberal ways of doing and thinking.Leonardo VelizScott SmithUniversidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldasarticlemetaphor and culturemetaphor in chilemetaphor in eflneoliberalism and educationteaching metaphorPhilology. LinguisticsP1-1091ENESColombian Applied Linguistics Journal, Vol 23, Iss 2, Pp 141-154 (2021)
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description	This paper reports on a qualitative study that examined the perceptions of English teachers towards the ‘teachability’ of metaphorical language in Chilean EFL classrooms. The study aimed at gaining a better understanding of teachers’ perceptions of the role of metaphor in the English language classroom. A group of six in-service English teachers participated in this qualitative study. Data were gathered through semi-structured interviews, which addressed three broad dimensions: (i) the views and definitions of metaphor; (ii) the teachability of metaphorically used language; and (iii) preparedness to teach metaphor. The data were thoroughly coded and analyzed thematically. The results revealed that, despite an apparently heightened awareness of the presence and role of metaphor in culture, this did not permeate the participants’ teaching practices, thus calling for more explicit preparation in teacher education programs and radical changes to the ‘educational culture’ that is still imbued with dominant neoliberal ways of doing and thinking.
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title	On the Teachability of Figurative Language: Teachers’ Perceptions of the Role of Metaphor in English Language Teaching in Chile
title_short	On the Teachability of Figurative Language: Teachers’ Perceptions of the Role of Metaphor in English Language Teaching in Chile
title_full	On the Teachability of Figurative Language: Teachers’ Perceptions of the Role of Metaphor in English Language Teaching in Chile
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title_full_unstemmed	On the Teachability of Figurative Language: Teachers’ Perceptions of the Role of Metaphor in English Language Teaching in Chile
title_sort	on the teachability of figurative language: teachers’ perceptions of the role of metaphor in english language teaching in chile
publisher	Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas
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On the Teachability of Figurative Language: Teachers’ Perceptions of the Role of Metaphor in English Language Teaching in Chile

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