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We are currently interested in the study of core concepts: playfulness, imagination, creativity. In here we are looking at existing theoretical perspectives on these concepts, trying to understand the relationships between them, to identify unanswered questions. While trying to put into evidence the relationships between these concepts for the study of creative processes, we aim at designing future...
A mental image is the extra-linguistic, internal representation formed in the brain through the interaction of different sense organs. Experiments show that abstract conceptual words denoting emotions have very high imagery values and display properties contrary to those of ordinary abstract concepts. According to cognitive linguists, the linguistic sign system and mental image system are two important...
Both flow and experiential learning emphasize the importance of the learning environment and the choice of task. In this paper, we study experiential learning and flow theory. Experiential learning provides an intentional method for structuring hands-on learning and could have implications for learner engagement. Flow theory has been studied with regard to learner interest, involvement, and enjoyment...
Ferdinand de Saussure and Charles Sanders Peirce are pioneers of modern semiotics. According to Saussure, there is arbitrariness in the relation of the signifiant and the signifie, which is influenced by the social statutes. According to Peirce, the sign and the represented object have a logical iconicity, and he paid more attention to the influence of ??conventionality?? and the psychological facts...
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