Metaphors for Teaching – Midwife, Coach, Other? By: Maha Bali Editors’ Foreword: Maha Bali originally published this piece on her blog way back in 2015. We liked it so much
Category: May 2023–Metaphor
X = Y
X = Y By: Mohammad Khari “Metaphors are wonderful for explaining complex topics in simple, familiar terms. A metaphor’s simplicity, however, can become its greatest failing if people treat the
Metaphor as a Fundamental Process of the Brain
Metaphor as a Fundamental Process of the Brain By: Curtis Kelly It happened 35 years ago. This young teacher rushed up to show this wonderful activity he had invented to
Cow Villages and Dead Trousers: Metaphors in Foreign Language Learning
Cow Villages and Dead Trousers: Metaphors in Foreign Language Learning By: Heather Kretschmer Some years ago, I was standing outside one day after work, shooting the breeze with some former
How Metaphor Might Save Your Marriage
How Metaphor Might Save Your Marriage By: Curtis Kelly We keep coming across things in brain studies that suggest metaphor plays a greater role in language and thinking than most