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This study was conducted so as to investigate the views of the university students on using metaphor in lessons (with the example of the brain concept metaphor). Students (N=36), registered to Mardin Artuklu University pedagogical formation department and selected randomly, were included in the study which was performed in two weeks in 2018. In this study based on qualitative investigation, phenomenal pattern was utilized. Open ended interview questions were used as data collecting tool. The students were initially informed about how to set up metaphors in the study. Then they were asked to create examples of metaphors and write positive and negative aspects of metaphor use in lessons. Data obtained were analysed with the help of content analysis. As a result of this analysis, the students reported that use of metaphors in the lesson had an effect on facilitating learning most. However, in the process of metaphor use in lessons, they reported that wrong metaphor usage had a negative effect such as not being able to concretize. In the lights of these results, some suggestions were made for metaphor use in lessons.

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