Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Conventions vii
4. Acknowledgement ix
5. Introduction 1
6. Researching elicited metaphor in educational contexts
7. A practical validation model for researching elicited metaphor 15
8. Methodological approaches and strategies for elicited metaphor-based research 39
9. A hybrid methodology of linguistic metaphor identification in elicited data and its conceptual implications 65
10. Metaphor analysis in L2 education 93
11. Specific collection, validation and analysis methods
12. Retrospective Metaphor Interviews as an additional layer in elicited metaphor investigations 119
13. Crowdchecking conceptual metaphors 139
14. The role of metaphors in novice and experienced L2 instructors’ classroom practice 167
15. Testing the power of research instruments
16. Researching academic literacy metaphors 189
17. Developing critical thinking in academic writing through a metaphor elicitation technique 213
18. Metaphorical conceptualizations and classroom practices of instructors teaching an accelerated postsecondary developmental literacy course 239
19. Beyond “elicit and run” metaphor research 265
20. Chilean preservice teachers’ metaphors about the role of teachers as professionals 289
21. Index of names 315
22. Index of terms 321