E301A: The Art of English

E301A: The Art of English (I)
TMA: Semester 1, 2016 - 2017
TMA: 20 points
[Prepared by Course Chair: Dr. Yusuf Shudooh]



TMA Question:


Discuss the notion of metaphor [metaphor and cultural knowledge, linguistic metaphors, conceptual metaphors, poetic metaphor, and cognitive metaphor] and explain why people use metaphor.
Enrich your discussions with examples from both English and your own language by using approximately 50% of each language. The meaning of the examples from your own language must be translated into English.



Student notes:
 This TMA is to be written in between 1400 - 1500 words.
 You must focus on at least three types of metaphor; you do not need to focus on all types.
 The main source of study material for this topic is Chapter [1] ‘The Art of the Everyday’ and Reading C in the textbook The Art of English: everyday creativity.
 There is also relevant material in the E301A Study Guide1 [Unit 1].
 The accompanying CD-ROM Bands 1 & 2 are useful too.
 The meaning of the examples from your own language must be translated into English.
 You are encouraged to use relevant literature to support your responses.
 Any other resources you find relevant in the E-library.

The following are guidelines on plagiarism:

If you submit an assignment that contains work other than yours without acknowledging your sources, you are committing plagiarism. This might occur when:

• Using a sentence or phrase that you have come across
• Copying word-for-word directly from a text
• Paraphrasing the words from the text very closely
• Using text downloaded from the Internet
• Borrowing statistics or assembled fact from another person or source
• Copying or downloading figures, photographs, pictures or diagrams without acknowledging your sources
• Copying from the notes or essays of a fellow student

(Slightly adapted from OU document on quoting versus plagiarism)


It is important to remember that plagiarism is strictly barred and would be subject to punitive action by the Arab Open University.



Suggested Resources:

1. Cameron, L. (2003) Metaphor in Educational Discourse, London, Continuum.

2. Cornelissen, J. (2005) Beyond Compare: Metaphor in Organization Theory, The Academy of Management Review, Vol. 30, No. 4 (Oct., 2005), pp. 751-764, Academy of Management.

3. Dirven, R. and Porings, R. (eds) (2002) Metaphor and Metonymy in Comparison and Contrast, Berlin, Mouton de Gruyter.

4. Kovecses, Z. (2000) Metaphor and Emotion, Cambridge University Press.

5. Sobolev, D. (2008) Metaphor Revisited - New Literary History, Reexamining Literary Theories and Practices, Vol. 39, No. 4, , pp. 903-929, Johns Hopkins University Press.