This study explores the perceptions of Chinese engineering-major students towards their English learning experience after taking a mandatory English composition course in an EMI college. The investigation centers on first-year students’ perceptions of transitioning to EMI, with a focus on how the composition course has assisted students’ transition as a primary language support. Data were collected through a metaphor elicitation technique in which students expressed their perceptions of English learning, complemented by a thematic analysis of 86 reflection essays on the composition class. An analysis of the 334 metaphors identified students’ enhanced confidence in English, the importance of the English-using environment, positive views of learning communities, and increased agency in the learning process. It also revealed that many students were stressed and unaware of learning strategies, therefore suggesting institutional-level language support. One implication is to promote the culture of the learning community. The findings can be particularly useful for programs that are implementing language support for non-English major students.

Based on conceptual metaphor theory and speech act, this study aims to examine the communicative functions of language use by analyzing texts used in Seoul’s urban design. Considering that life in a modern society is based on the ecosystem of its cities, the importance of urban design in increasingly felt by modern individuals who share limited space and move along predetermined routes. According to El-Khoury and Robbins (2004), urban design is both an abstract and relative concept, and the purpose of a city can be interpreted differently according to differences in experience and perspective. Conceptual metaphorical language expressions not only have a communicative function but also provide the hearer with a certain perspective by concretizing the events or phenomena indicated by the speaker. Metaphorical language expressions based on metaphors created by the speaker perform speech acts by serving as an effective means of persuasion and communication (Searle 1979). We examine the linguistic aspects based on the metaphor of the development of illocutionary forces in Seoul’s urban design texts.

Twenty-six learners of English enrolled in an MA course were asked to give the metaphors which they think best capture the essence of their learning experience so far. Their metaphors tell how English learning had introduced them to a brand new world and, once they were inside it, led them to a seemingly endless series of new discoveries. The unpredictability of these discoveries had been like ‘reading a magic story’. Students had often faced challenges but had also derived satisfaction from overcoming them. The metaphors connect more strongly with ‘intrinsic’ motivation than with the more utilitarian concepts of ‘extrinsic’ and ‘instrumental’ motivation. This might reflect the composition of the learner group, who had all chosen to specialize in some form of English study in their previous education. However that may be, they encourage us to create space in our teaching for the humanistic dimensions of imagination and creativity, even in courses where the explicit aim is to serve a specific pragmatic purpose.

Bong Joon-ho’s films have a unique narrative style and profound philosophy, and have repeatedly broken box office records with high commercial value, and are deeply recognized by the world film industry and loved by audiences. This article analyzes and summarizes Bong Joon-ho’s films, discusses the creative style and thematic connotation of Bong Joon-ho films, experiences the aesthetic style of “genre narrative strategy” and “problem awareness” of Bong Joon-ho films, and thinks about the trade-off techniques behind Bong Joon-ho’s high box office and high reputation, as well as the film development model.

Bong Joon-ho’s films have a unique narrative style and profound philosophy, and have repeatedly broken box office records with high commercial value, and are deeply recognized by the world film industry and loved by audiences. This article analyzes and summarizes Bong Joon-ho’s films, discusses the creative style and thematic connotation of Bong Joon-ho films, experiences the aesthetic style of “genre narrative strategy” and “problem awareness” of Bong Joon-ho films, and thinks about the trade-off techniques behind Bong Joon-ho’s high box office and high reputation, as well as the film development model.

목적: 본 연구는 코로나19를 경험한 학생선수의 인식을 은유(metaphor)분석의 방법을 통해 이해하는데 목적이 있다. 방법: 중.고교 선수 87명과 대학선수 116명을 대상으로 온라인을 활용한 은유 질문과 일상, 학업, 훈련, 미래 진로 영역으로 구성된 개방형 설문을 진행하였다. 수집된 자료는 은유분석에 근거한 은유 범주에 따라 개방형 설문의 영역별 답변을 귀납적 내용분석으로 범주화 하였다. 결과: 체계적 은유분석을 통한 분석 결과 ‘걸림돌로서의 코로나19’, ‘가보지 않은 길로서의 코로나19’, ‘사막의 오아시스 같은 코로나19’ 총 3개의 은유 범주가 도출되었다. 은유 범주를 토대로 진행한 4개 영역의 귀납적 범주화 결과는 일상과 훈련영역에서는 감염확산 방지 우려에 따른 사회적 거리두기 실천으로 훈련 제한 및 지도자 부재에 따른 운동 의욕 감소와 체계적 훈련 불가에 대한 어려움을 공통적으로 보고하였다. 반면에 다양한 경험과 새로운 배움의 체험, 재충전을 통한 반성적 성찰의 시간, 효율적 학습과 자기주도적 훈련을 통한 긍정적 정서 체험은 코로나19를 의미있는 사건으로 인식하였다. 결론: 은유분석을 통한 코로나19 사태에 대한 학생선수의 경험은 훈련 제한과 출전기회 상실에 따른 미래 진로의 불안, 학습환경의 변화 등을 주요 어려움으로 인식하였다. 하지만 위기 상황에 대처하는 방법을 습득하고, 운동 이외의 새로운 배움의 체험 기회는 긍정적 대처 경험의 시간이 되기도 하였다. 은유는 내담자의 인식과 태도를 변화시키는 중요한 역할로 이를 활용한 상담의 진행은 내담자의 감정이나 생각의 이해를 수월하게 한다. 본 연구가 스포 츠 분야의 심리상담에 은유를 활용한 연구의 기초자료로 활용되기를 기대해본다.

The purposes of the paper are to introduce a contemporary metaphor theory developed by Lakoff and Johnson (1980) and to uncover how metaphor analysis based on the theory could be applied to a specific teacher education research study on mentoring of stude