<p>This essay was underpinned by the premise that the proverb plays an important role in language teaching as a part of gaining cultural knowledge, metaphorical understanding and communicative competence. The purpose with this essay was to examine whether proverbs are a part of the EFL (English as Foreign Language) teaching in the county of Jönköping, Sweden. The investigation focused on the occurrence of proverbs in eleven textbooks for the English A- and B-courses, and on the attitudes toward using prov-erbs in the teaching among nineteen teachers at seven upper secondary schools. Descriptive methods were used, which combined quantitative and qualitative approaches, i.e. content analysis and close read-ing of the textbooks and a questionnaire answered by the teachers.</p><p>The result showed that proverbs are a small part of the EFL teaching regarding both the textbooks and the use in the classroom by the teachers. Proverbs are mainly used as bases for discussions in the text-books, and by the teachers as expressions to explain, to discuss the meaning and to compare to the Swedish equivalents. There is a positive attitude toward using proverbs and the result showed awareness among the teachers regarding proverbs as a part of the language and the culture as well as for communi-cation. The conclusion of the result was that the knowledge has to increase among educators and text-book authors about how proverbs can be used as effective devices and tools, not only as common ex-pressions, in every area of language teaching.</p>

Magistro darbe atlikta teorinė specialiųjų poreikių vaikų ugdymo proceso bendrojo lavinimo mokykloje ir metaforinio mąstymo patarlėmis ypatumų analizė. Tyrimo hipotezė: tikėtina, kad specialiųjų ugdymosi poreikių mokinių metaforinio mąstymo lygmuo yra žemesnis nei bendraamžių ir tai siejasi su didaktinio proceso ypatumais, todėl sistemingas ir kryptingas mokymas suprasti patarlių perkeltinę prasmę lavins ir spartins metaforinio mąstymo vystymąsi. Tyrimo metodai: mokytojų ir mokinių anketinė apklausa; ugdomasis eksperimentas; duomenų apdorojimas. Tyrime dalyvavo 52 pradinių klasių mokytojai ir 644 mokiniai iš Marijampolės ir Vilkaviškio bendrojo lavinimo mokyklų. Eksperimentiniame tyrime dalyvavo 10 trečios ir 12 ketvirtos klasės specialiųjų ugdymosi poreikių turinčių mokinių iš Vilkaviškio Salomėjos Nėries vidurinės mokyklos. Empirinėje dalyje nagrinėjama: mokinių perkeltinės patarlių prasmės supratimas; mokymo metodų taikymas metaforinio mąstymo lavinimui; metaforinio mąstymo ugdymo rezultatai. Empirinio tyrimo išvados: 1. Inkliuzinio ugdymo idėjos ir heterogeninis mokinių grupavimas lemia ne tik poreikių įvairovę klasėje, bet ir reikalauja individualizuoto požiūrio parenkant ir taikant mokymo metodus, būdus, kurie užtikrintų, kad kiekvienas mokinys įgytų tvirtas žinias, būtų formuojama jo pasaulėžiūra, savarankiškumo įgūdžiai bei lavinami intelektinai gebėjimai. Vienu iš intelektinių gebėjimų galime laikyti metaforinių tekstų – patarlių, supratimą. Heterogeninės klasės... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / In work of the master was leading the theoretical analysis of features of properties of thinking with metamorphoses of proverbs for process of education of children with special needs. Hypothesis of research: there is an opinion, that for education of pupils with special needs of metamorphosis of thinking the level is below rather than at their schoolfellows and it is connected with didactic of process features, therefore the purposeful and regular doctrine of understanding of proverbs in a portable kind been educate and will accelerate development of metamorphosis a level of thinking. Methods of research: questionnaire of teachers and pupils; educational experiment; data processing. 52 teachers of initial classes participated in research and 644 pupils from comprehensive schools from Marijampoles and Vilkaviskis. In experiment research was participated the ten of third class and twelve pupils from fourth class having special need of education from Vilkaviskio Salomejos Neries high school. In empirical part it has been investigated: portable concept of sense of a proverb pupils; use of methods of training for development of metamorphosis thinking; results of research of metamorphosis thinking. The conclusions of research of metamorphosis thinking: 1. Ideas of inclusive education and the heterogeneous pupils of grouping defines not only a version in a class but also demands an individual sight choosing and using methods of training, kinds which would provide that each pupil... [to full text]

Selected animal- and bird- proverbs as reflectors of Indigenous Knowledge Systems and social mores: a study from Zulu language and culture is a research that focuses on the human-animal and bird interface to explore the role animals and birds play in the manifestation of a composite picture of Zulu society. This research also proposes to investigate various concepts related to animal and bird metaphors as manifested in the images of proverbial metaphors with an objective of examining the philosophical thought, moral values and attitudes ofZulu society. The primary objective ofthis research is to contribute to an understanding of the ways in which humans use animal and bird behaviour in constructing healthy social relationships as well as meaningful social coexistence. This research is conceptually based on the nature of language as a symbolic representation of reality. It attempts to do a critical interpretation of images reflected in proverbial metaphors with the help of international theories which might be applicable to a Zulu situation as well as oral testimonies of local informants as the research is based on local concepts. Language is the expression of human communication through which knowledge, belief, and behaviour can be experienced, explained and shared. This makes language the most efficient means of transmitting culture, and it is the owners of that culture that lose the most when a language dies. Every culture has adapted to unique circumstances, and the language expresses those circumstances. Identity is closely associated with language. What we talk about, think, and believe is closely bound up with the words and symbols we have, so the history of a culture can be traced in its language which is a major form of human communication and interaction. Recognition of Indigenous Knowledge Systems is being encouraged in most parts of the world as it enriches and enhances indigenous peoples' self esteem. In Mrica for instance, the recognition of indigenous peoples together with their Indigenous Knowledge Systems seems to have given rise to a concept called 'African Renaissance' which implies the renewal or the regeneration ofthe African continent. Indigenous Knowledge Systems are vital in teaching us different ways of thinking about life, of approaching our day-to-day existence on the environment. Recognising and developing these traditional knowledge systems might help indigenous peoples all over the world preserve their traditional knowledge about the environment as well as their cultural identities ofwhich language is a major component. Language and human identity are inherently linked and inseparable. For many people, like the Zulu, the loss of language may bring loss of identity, dignity, sense of community and traditional religion or spirituality, When language is lost, people of that particular language also lose the knowledge contained in that language's words, symbols, grammar and expressive elements such as proverbial metaphors and indigenous aphorisms that can never be recovered if the language has not been studied or recorded. Selected animal and bird species form the basis ofthis research on account of their direct link on Zulu people's culture, indigenous medicine and language reflected through proverbs and idioms. For example, images of the big four of the wild which are: the lion, leopard, buffalo and elephant, and are commonly known as the favourites of the Zulu royal house are used in the presentation ofthe symbolic figure ofKing Shaka. A society is formed by a common culture and language, and is moulded by acceptance of rules, customs, ways of life and moral responsibility that promote ideas and ideals that secure the survival of society. The understanding of such a background context about a society helps for a better analysis of its literature, particularly proverbs. Proverbs are the most valuable source for the understanding of a society because they are the reflection of a society from which they originate. Proverbs, as the product of an entire society, need to be studied in society and society through them. Proverbs are concerned with people's behaviour an~ attitudes as they relate to the treatment of persons through the use of moral principles and by giving a device for providing guidance for people's lives. Proverbs are also an oral thread that permeates throughout both tradition and culture in order to manifest the golden heritage invested in these genres. They also serve as a code for establishing standard in ethical and moral behaviour. Ethical behaviour is a normative principle that ensures ease of life lived in common as it acknowledges both the rights and the responsibilities of every citizen in promoting individual and societal well-being. There are several proverbs directed primarily at instilling basic values of honesty, sharing, gratitude and respect to children. Adult members of society seem to have a binding duty of instilling good habits of behaviour, guidelines and boundaries in life towards self-discipline to the young generation and this prepares them to be responsible and considerate citizens in future. Communal responsibility in raising children is an African practice. A framework against which to examine the social manifestations of the phenomenon of food and eating together in Zulu proverbs is set out. Eating is one ofthe most basic of our human activities. Either we eat, or we die. Because food is so basic to life, it also takes on a rich symbolic importance. Different societies have developed rituals around food and it plays a prominent role in various different religions. We do not simply eat to satisfy a physical need to stay alive. Our eating together of meals goes beyond our physical actions. Food enriches our enjoyment of life and is central to the development ofany human culture and social relationships. Responsible behaviour is the epitome of this research. The Zulu place a high value on responsible behaviour in building an individual's reputation. Responsible behaviour makes social relationships healthy and successful in a holistic manner. The goal ofthis research is to assist in the development of moral, compassionate and fairminded persons who can make positive contributions to society as individuals and as members of society who honour good conduct as an intrinsic value. Every society desires individuals whose actions reflect their integrity and a deep sense of social responsibility. Chronically irresponsible individuals who are inconsiderate seem to become targets of proverbs. Several proverbs referring to animals and birds admonish irresponsible behaviour. For instance, an image of a dog is often used to characterise deceitful and irresponsible behaviour while an image of a bird figures in several proverbs that implicate interpersonal decoru Social life in Zulu culture is based on reciprocal or communal sharing, principles dealing with proper disposition of valuables such as ritualised meat and food. Several of the corpora of this study give guidelines and etiquette of sharing such food. Rituals to link the living community with the community of the dead reflect the inextricable bond between the two communities. Proverbs are therefore, considered an essential catalyst or a common vehicle through which a society can renew and reinforce its values, and restore a sense of pride, dignity and respect amongst its members as they stress the task of nation building in the context of joint action towards the eradication of antisocial practices which do not promote sustainable social relationships as well as survival of society. This research concentrates on the regeneration and re-norming of society through the formulation, propagation and restoration of values reflected by selected animal and bird proverbs. Facilitating the realisation of the moral society through the regeneration of moral values is possible through the realisation ofthe essence ofresponsible behaviour in the minds and hearts of people. This means that reconstructing an environment permeated by a regenerated ethical behaviour which encapsulates credibility, respectability, responsibility, loyalty, cooperation and communal sharing of values provides a paradigm shift to give society a new direction towards a communal dedication to helping each other do our best. / Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2003.

This dissertation coordinates two problems which have hitherto resisted adequate synthesis: the form-critical problem of describing proverbial-sounding Synoptic sayings and the tradition-historical problem of assessing the rhetorical habits of Jesus and his immediate successors in oral tradition. The approach taken here to linking these qualifies not only form-critical assumptions of continuity between written forms - in Kleinliteratur - and identifies oral Sitze im Leben of mnemotechnical scholasticism, but also of the recent emphases on radical discontinuity between oral and writing modes of tradition. The connection proposed here between re-description of so- called Wisdom-sayings and oral traditional aspects of the gospels is in the Hellen educational category of gnome. Defined, exemplified and prescribed in basic Graeco-Roman educational texts as well as in technical, philosophical manuals of Rhetoric and in a rich collection-literature, gnome is superbly attested as an exercise in primary education, in all kinds of public-speaking and in cross-cultural (including Jewish) tradition. Moreover, Hellenistic cultivation of gnome primarily as a speech-type, indeed as a conversational means of argumentation in any Sitz im Leben, and only secondarily though still extensively as a literary technique makes it a particularly pertinent term of comparison for New Testament criticism. Recognizing gnomic continuity between oral and written Synoptic tradition allows discussion of the authenticity not only of individual sayings (on criteria of dissimilarity), but also collectively of the gnomic manner (on criteria of oral-literate continuity and multiple attestation): quite apart from the (in)authenticity of each gnome, gnomic style is central to Jesus' self-expression and earliest tradition. In this sense gnomai are a particularly valuable data-set for reassessing the critically controverted relationship between Jesus' rhetoric and law: in Synoptic tradition gnome is exploited suggestively as a non-legal means of addressing conventionally legal topics.

The current approach to African development is driven by Euro-Western material/physical approaches that fail to acknowledge the integral link between culture and development. For African development to truly speak to the realities and needs of African peoples, a reconceptualization of development is necessary, one which examines how Indigenous African knowledges can inform development. Using an anti-colonial, critical development and Indigenous discursive frameworks, this thesis examines how Akan, Gonja and Bogon proverbs, as Indigenous African knowledges, provide theoretical and practical knowledges for reconceptualising localized approaches to African development. Through interviews with local development practitioners and local Chiefs and the analysis of collected proverbs, the thesis reveals that proverbs, as linguistic, cultural and spiritual knowledges are deeply embedded in Ghanaian life and may function as excellent culturally relevant tools for a localized approach to African development.

The current approach to African development is driven by Euro-Western material/physical approaches that fail to acknowledge the integral link between culture and development. For African development to truly speak to the realities and needs of African peoples, a reconceptualization of development is necessary, one which examines how Indigenous African knowledges can inform development. Using an anti-colonial, critical development and Indigenous discursive frameworks, this thesis examines how Akan, Gonja and Bogon proverbs, as Indigenous African knowledges, provide theoretical and practical knowledges for reconceptualising localized approaches to African development. Through interviews with local development practitioners and local Chiefs and the analysis of collected proverbs, the thesis reveals that proverbs, as linguistic, cultural and spiritual knowledges are deeply embedded in Ghanaian life and may function as excellent culturally relevant tools for a localized approach to African development.

Thesis (doctoral)--Philipps-Universität Marburg, 2007. / Title from home page (viewed Mar. 31, 2008); available via World Wide Web; requires . Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (doctoral)--Uppsala universitet, 1983. / Summary in English. Includes bibliographical references (p. 110-119).

A presente pesquisa foi elaborada com o intuito de despertar a atenção para a importância do texto bíblico, neste caso o livro dos Provérbios. Diante da diversidade de textos que são trabalhados atualmente no ensino da Língua Portuguesa, considera-se interessante propor mais este gênero, apresentando-o como proposta de análise dessa forma de discurso. O trabalho foi desenvolvido observando figuras de linguagem, especificamente a metáfora, a metonímia, a comparação metafórica e a personificação encontradas nessa obra. Para o corpus, selecionamos os cinco primeiros versículos de cada capítulo, desse total, escolhemos os que apresentavam figuras e iniciamos a análise. Optamos por fazer análise retórica, tendo em vista o teor apelativo das mensagens. O processo de análise foi feito comparando os traços comuns visando a ajudar o aluno a compreender, a identificar, a interpretar a mensagem figurada, entre o sentido literal e o sentido figurado de um determinado provérbio. Convém lembrar que desconsideramos como figuras, para análise, aquelas palavras cujo sentido, apesar de demonstrar aparente teor conotativo, já deixaram de ter essa carga semântica dada ao uso e ao consequente desgaste desse uso como figura. Ficou evidente que o conteúdo das mensagens proverbiais é atemporal, ou seja, podem-se aplicar os conselhos que integram esse livro até os dias de hoje, sem correr o risco de se tornar anacrônico ou cometer incoerência semântica. / This research was conducted with the aim of raising awareness of the importance of the biblical text, in this case the book of Proverbs. Given the diversity of texts that are currently worked in the teaching of Portuguese language, consider proposing more interesting this genre, presenting it as draft analysis of this form of speech. The study was conducted by observing figures of speech, specifically metaphor, metonymy, personification and metaphorical comparisons found in this work. For the corpus, we selected the first five verses of each chapter, this total, choose those with figures and started the analysis. We chose to do rhetorical analysis considering the content of the messages appealing. The process of analysis was done comparing the commonalities in order to help students understand, identify and interpret the message figuratively, between the literal and figurative meaning of a particular proverb. Remember that figures such disregard for analysis, those words whose meaning, despite seeming to demonstrate connotative content, has ceased to have that semantic load placed on the use and the consequent wear and use this figure. It was evident that the content of the messages proverbial is timeless, ie, one can apply the advice that make this book until the present day, without running the risk of becoming anachronistic or commit semantic inconsistency.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-03T12:20:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Mercedes Lopes.pdf: 682834 bytes, checksum: da197ec6f62df507c5ea5f3f00ca8767 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-03-26 / In the book of Proverbs, specifically in chapter 1 verses 20-23 and chapters 8 and 9, it is possible to perceive references that lead us to identify a symbol which has been called the wisdom-woman, or wise-woman. Its interpretation has a long and polemic history. While analyzing the textual links between these verses and the poem of Proverbs 31, it is possible to realize that the symbol related to the wisdom of a woman seems to be taken from the daily life of a person that, with great audacity, participates in the process of building history and human relationships in the context of that moment (the post-exilic period), in Judah. These links and texts emphasize the great value of the woman and her proximity to God. She is presented as the one who has the power of offering (Pr 8,35; 9,6) and preserving life (Pr 31), the one capable of experiencing and transmitting the ethical values that are fundamental to every day family relationships (Pr 1,8; 6,20; 31,2-9.26). This symbol also represents the memory of the ancient cults that were celebrated in private homes to commemorate and guarantee on-going life. Even the memory of different goddess were present in these rituals, in that they were not opposed to the rituals dedicated to Yahveh. It is possible to state this because in the inner dynamic of the celebrations thattook place in those homes these divinities (goddess-Yahveh) were worshiped. These texts show a change in the way of understanding the role of the woman in her context. This new understanding appeared during the period of captivity, when there was neither sanctuary nor government to provide adequate organization for the people in their struggle for liberation. In this case, homes became substitutes for sanctuaries and women were empowered, even in the midst of a patriarchal society. The wisdom of the women is manifested in the home space, emphasizing relationships of inclusion and solidarity during the period of the second temple, a time in which various laws related to impurity were significant.(AU) / Nos textos de Provérbios 1,20-23; 8 e 9, encontra-se o instigante símbolo da sabedoria mulher, que possui uma longa e controvertida história de interpretação. Ao analisar as ligações textuais entre estes textos e o poema de Pr 31, descobrimos que o símbolo da sabedoria mulher inspira-se na mulher da vida real, que participa corajosamente na reconstrução da história e das relações do povo de Judá, no período pós-exílico. Estas ligações desvelam uma grande valorização da mulher e sua proximidade com Deus ao apresentá- la com o poder de oferecer vida (Pr 8,35; 9,6) e de cuidá-la (Pr 31), vivenciando e transmitindo valores éticos fundamentais para as relações cotidianas da casa (Pr 1,8; 6,20; 31,2-9.26). Este símbolo carrega ainda a memória de antigos cultos realizados na casa para celebrar e garantir a vida. Embora estes rituais contivessem a memória de Deusas, eles não eram opostos ao culto de Javé, pois, dentro da dinâmica da casa, estavam inteiramente integrados na religião de Israel pela priorização da vida e pela prática da jus tiça. Esses textos de Provérbios atestam uma grande mudança na visão da mulher. A origem desta nova visão encontra-se na época do cativeiro, quando já não havia templo e nem um governo que canalizasse a organização do povo e sua luta pela libertação. A casa passa a ter funções de prover a subsistência e de transmitir as tradições religiosas do povo bíblico com a finalidade de obter a inspiração e a força necessárias para garantir o futuro. Na casa interiorana, a mulher tem autoridade e liderança, apesar dos preconceitos da sociedade patriarcal. É no pequeno espaço da casa judaíta que o movimento da sabedoria mulher situa-se, gerando relações de inclusão e de solidariedade, na época da dominação do 2º templo, com suas normas sobre a impureza.(AU)