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Download full textJoseph Gagen Stockdale III – Online Submission, 2020
The purpose of this dictionary and thesaurus of contemporary figurative language and metaphor is to identify all the words and phrases used figuratively and metaphorically in everyday contemporary English and to categorize each word or phrase not only by meaning but also by what cognitive linguists and others have described variously as figure and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Figurative Language, Phrase Structure
Joseph Gagen Stockdale III – Online Submission, 2019
The purpose of this dictionary and thesaurus of contemporary figurative language and metaphor is to identify all the words and phrases used figuratively and metaphorically in everyday English and to categorize each word or phrase not only by meaning but also by what cognitive linguists and others have described variously as figure and ground,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Figurative Language
Direct linkOtt, Kate – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2016
When seeking a more nuanced understanding of sexuality, participants can benefit from hands-on activities that provide experience with the limitation of descriptors and social shaping of definitions. In many sexuality education contexts, participants enter the learning environment with a narrow definition of sexuality. The following game provides…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Learning Activities, Sex Education, Teaching Methods
Tamada, Yutaka – 1997
A discussion of second language learning strategies (LLS) first reviews research on defining, classifying, and listing LLS, then looks at studies on factors affecting learners' LLS choices, and finally examines their application in second language teaching. A definition of LLS as "specific action taken by the learner to make learning easier,…
Descriptors: Classification, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Definitions
Peer reviewedCraine, Timothy V.; Rubenstein, Rheta N. – Mathematics Teacher, 1993
Presents the hierarchical structure of quadrilaterals as an illustration of learning a geometric concept by moving from the levels of visualization and analysis to the level of formal deduction. The development discusses the classification of quadrilaterals, the inheritance of properties within the hierarchy, connections between algebra and…
Descriptors: Analytic Geometry, Classification, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation
Peer reviewedKleg, Milton; Mahlios, Marc – Social Education, 1990
Presents a teacher-initiated model for reaching class consensus on the meaning of confusing or interchangeable concepts in social studies classrooms. Illustrates the model by delineating terrorism. Shows procedural steps that involve students in self and small group interviews where definitions are clarified until consensus is reached. Suggests…
Descriptors: Classification, Coherence, Cooperative Learning, Definitions
