Visual Metaphor in Early Second Language Education

The paper adapts the theory of knowledge enablement in knowledge-sharing companies to needs second-language classroom explicate association between pedagogical interaction and effectiveness teaching process. goal inquiry is alert language teachers hidden opportunities visualization layout suggest designing a stress-free educational environment conducive amplifying skills context stimulating enablement. Visualization explored at two levels: 1) level text illustrations; 2) visual images metaphors. method structural functional modelling used present exercises content metaphor identification employed analysis images. A conclusion asserted instrumental role visuals English coursebooks for young learners as medium literacy factor streamlining development productive second skills. This claim substantiated by case study that demonstrates contextualizing function metaphors learners; explores means, instruments ways visualizing instructional TEYL published 2014 2015.