The Interplay Between Content, Expressions and Their Meaning When Expressing Understanding |
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| Authors: | C Alveg?rd E Anderberg L Svensson and T Johansson |
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| Institution: | (1) School of Education and Communication, J?nk?ping University, J?nk?ping, Sweden;(2) Department of Education, Lund University, Lund, Sweden;(3) Department of Philosophy, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden |
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| Abstract: | In the intentional-expressive approach, a development within the phenomenographic tradition, an alternative view of the role
of language is adopted. The approach focuses the learner’s use of expressions and intended meanings, in relation to his/her
conception of a phenomenon. The article presents empirical findings from a study made at a university of technology using
a special dialogue structure. The aim of the dialogue is to capture the individual’s way of reflecting on the interplay between
the expressions he or she uses, their intended meanings, and his or her conception of the phenomenon. Twenty-four students
participated and were presented an everyday situation involving the physical motion of a body. The results show that the interplay
was ambiguous and dynamic. The relationships between expression and meaning were much weaker than between meaning and conception.
In learning situations, this may cause problems concerning students’ knowledge formation, since a stable relationship is often
taken for granted in learning and teaching. |
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