Conceptual Metaphor Theory in World Language Education: Theory, Research, and Pedagogy

by Ida Chavoshan (Editor), Loretta Fernández (Editor)

Overview

This edited collection explores the scholarly and pedagogical implementations of Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT) in world language education. The chapters offer a diverse range of theoretical and pedagogical perspectives as well as methodologies aiming to achieve the following objectives:

• Introduce novice linguists, novice researchers, and pre-service language teachers to CMT, its extensions, and its applications, while providing an overview of the current state of the discipline;
• Shed light on new research and pedagogical practices for linguists, researchers, and language educators at all levels;
• Present theoretically founded and research-based examples of the pedagogical application of CMT across multiple world languages, including English, French, Mandarin, and Spanish;
• Highlight the experiences and perspectives of practitioner educators who have implemented CMT in world language education.

By addressing these objectives, the book aims to provide a comprehensive and insightful exploration of CMT’s role in world language education, offering guidance and inspiration for both researchers and practitioners in the field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040387221
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/30/2025
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	242
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Ida Chavoshan is Clinical Associate Professor in Liberal Studies at New York University.

Loretta Fernández is a World and Heritage Language Assistant Professor of Practice at the University of Pittsburgh, Department of Teaching, Learning, and Leading.

Table of Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

About the Editors

List of Contributors

Acknowledgements

Part I. Introduction

Chapter 1. Conceptual Metaphor Theory in World Language Education: An Introduction

Ida Chavoshan and Loretta Fernández

Part II. CMT Applications in English Language Classrooms

Chapter 2. Conceptual Metaphor Theory Research in Learning English as a Foreign Language

Talar Kaloustian

Chapter 3. Teaching the Concept of Conceptual Metaphor for Learners’ L2 English Development in Academic Communication

Tianfang Wang

Chapter 4. Metaphorical Visualizations: From Rhetorical Moves to Sentence Structure in Teaching English to English Language Learners

Eva Wȩgrzecka-Kowalewski

Chapter 5. Unpacking the Structure of a Biomedical Research Paper: A Conceptual Metaphor-Based Approach

Molly Xie Pan and Dandan Xie

Chapter 6. Conceptual From the Start: A Beginner-Level Phrasal Verb Curriculum for English Language Teachers

Ida Chavoshan and Peter Kolenich

Part III. CMT Applications in World Language Classrooms

Chapter 7. Understanding Conceptual Metaphors and Gesture for Second Language Learners in Elementary Classrooms: A Sociocultural Theoretical Perspective

Alessandro Rosborough and Jennifer Wimmer

Chapter 8. Teaching Metaphors in Spanish as a Second Language: Research, Classroom Resources, and a Critical Pedagogical Approach

Erika Abarca Millán and Rosa Bahamondes Rivera

Chapter 9. Using Comparative Metaphor in French

Brett David Wells

Chapter 10. Spiral Development of Metaphorical Competence: A Concept-Based Language Instructional Approach to Teaching Animal Metaphors in Chinese as a Foreign Language

Shuyuan Liu

Part IV. CMT Applications in Higher Education Classrooms

Chapter 11. Arabic as a Second Language and Teaching Metaphors: Teachers’ Perceptions

Abedal-mutaleb Al-zuweiri

Chapter 12. Multimodal Metaphors of Linguistic Diversity: ‘Language Teachers’ Examination of Language Use and Identity

Loretta Fernández, Francis John Troyan, Daniel Scott Ferguson, and Yuseva Ariyani Iswandari

Chapter 13. Metaphors of Latinidad: What Graduate Students Say About Being Latinx and the Pedagogical Implications for Culture and Language Learning

Loretta Fernández and Lisa Ortiz-Guzmán

Part V. Conclusions

Chapter 14. Conceptual Metaphors in World Language Education: At the Crossroads of Cognitive Linguistics and Education

Loretta Fernández and Ida Chavoshan

Index