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Concepts we learn by, concepts we teach by

The aim of this paper is to explore how teachers' beliefs and perceptions, expressed in various metaphors, inevitably affect the underlying philosophy of teaching and learning. The paper will begin with an outline of the traditional and reformed educational paradigms, giving insights into different role distributions and prescribed goals. It will then briefly explore the Bologna Process and Croatian National Educational Standard in their effort to follow the contemporary changes. Next, it will focus on metaphors in teachers' and learners' discourse. Relevant research findings will show how metaphor provides a basis for identifying the mental constructs that underlie our thinking about the world and for evaluating them. Finally, it will consider to what extent these metaphors serve as an important consciousness-raising tool, encouraging teachers to examine their constructions critically and to modify them.

concepts; metaphors; language acquisition; teachers' beliefs and peceptions

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