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Acquisition and participation: two metaphors are better than one. (Language Teaching & Learning).
Abstract
This paper is concerned with the use of metaphors to describe language learning and how they may assist and hinder our understanding of the language learning process. It aims to show how the most established metaphor for learning, acquisition, is now complemented by the increasingly frequent use of a new metaphor, participation. Using both metaphors, the paper presents an analysis of the strategies used by learners of English preparing for external examinations on a self-directed basis. Practical examples of both acquisition and participation lead to the conclusion that more than one metaphor can increase the level of insight into language learning.
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