Abstract:

This study examines and classifies the metaphors that university students formulated to describe the roles of geography lecturer. 124 male (51,7 %) and 116 female (48,3 %) university students (n=240) participated in the study. Participants completed the sentence “A geography lecturer is like . . . because . . .” by focusing on only one metaphor. The data were analyzed both qualitatively (i.e., inductive analysis) and quantitatively (i.e.,chi-square test). According to the results, 59 personal metaphors and 8 main conceptual categories, based on the university students’ metaphorical images, were identified. Moreover, significant differences were discovered between participants’ program type with regard to the conceptual themes. The study concludes that metaphor is a powerful pedagogic tool for reflective geography lecturers in interpreting about university students’ forms of thought and perception concerning geography lecturer

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