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Analogies, metaphors, proverbs, and similes (AMPS) are widely and regularly invoked by human beings to promote communication and understanding in cultures and societies at least since recorded history. This chapter argues that AMPS should be more regularly and formally engaged in the service of learning by teachers, learners, and instructional designers worldwide. AMPS provide important mental images that enable students from various cultural backgrounds to better understand and assimilate content and develop skills. Using a dynamic equivalence approach to AMPS, instructional designers can identify or encourage their students to identify functionally equivalent AMPS from one culture that relate to another, thereby providing a rich and culturally sensitive way to advance student understanding and achievement within a multicultural learning environment.
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Cheek, D. (2021). Analogies, Metaphors, Proverbs, and Similes for Learning. In: Hokanson, B., Exter, M., Grincewicz, A., Schmidt, M., Tawfik, A.A. (eds) Learning: Design, Engagement and Definition. Educational Communications and Technology: Issues and Innovations. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85078-4_7
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