{"id":130302,"date":"2026-03-16T16:39:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T15:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ffos.unios.hr\/radionica-emocije-u-jeziku-najmladima-priblizila-znanost-i-umjetnost\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T13:59:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T11:59:41","slug":"workshop-emotions-in-language-brought-science-and-art-closer-to-the-youngest-participants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ffos.unios.hr\/en\/workshop-emotions-in-language-brought-science-and-art-closer-to-the-youngest-participants\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshop \u201cEmotions in Language\u201d Brought Science and Art Closer to the Youngest Participants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As part of the SciArt Osijek 2026 programme, the Days of Science and Art organised by Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, the interactive workshop \u201cEmotions in Language\u201d was held at the Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek. The workshop was led by Asst. Prof. Ana Werkmann Horvat, PhD, and Prof. Tanja Grade\u010dak, PhD, with the assistance of undergraduate students of English studies, who took turns leading individual tasks and working with the children throughout the activities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-116291\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ffos.unios.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6351-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ffos.unios.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6351-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ffos.unios.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6351-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ffos.unios.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6351-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ffos.unios.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6351-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ffos.unios.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6351-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><br \/>\nThe aim of the workshop was to introduce participants to the way language shapes and conveys emotions. The starting point of the workshop was the idea that people often use metaphors to describe their own feelings because metaphorical expressions can sometimes convey abstract emotional experiences more precisely than literal speech. Children and young people took part in several creative activities. In one part of the workshop, pupils identified emotions through different expressions and metaphors in various languages, trying to determine which feeling was hidden behind particular linguistic formulations. In this way, they explored how language can reflect complex emotional experiences.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-116295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ffos.unios.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6194-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"369\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ffos.unios.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6194-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ffos.unios.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6194-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ffos.unios.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6194-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ffos.unios.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6194-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ffos.unios.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6194-scaled.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-116293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ffos.unios.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6263-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"164\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ffos.unios.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6263-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.ffos.unios.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6263-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/www.ffos.unios.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6263-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ffos.unios.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6263-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ffos.unios.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6263-scaled.jpeg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-116294\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ffos.unios.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6200-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"369\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ffos.unios.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6200-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ffos.unios.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6200-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ffos.unios.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6200-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ffos.unios.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6200-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ffos.unios.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6200-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the second part of the workshop, participants drew specific emotions, showing how they imagined feelings such as happiness, sadness or anger. Through this task, they connected visual expression with the understanding of emotions and language. A particularly interesting activity was also mapping emotions on the body. Participants were asked to place emoji symbols on the silhouette of a human body and indicate where in the body they feel certain emotions \u2013 for example happiness, nervousness or excitement. This activity encouraged discussion about how emotional experiences often manifest themselves through bodily reactions as well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-116296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ffos.unios.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6184-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ffos.unios.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6184-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ffos.unios.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6184-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ffos.unios.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6184-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ffos.unios.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6184-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ffos.unios.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6184-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><br \/>\nThe workshop sparked great interest among visitors, and the pupils participated very actively and enthusiastically in tasks that connected linguistics, psychology and creative expression, while also having fun and learning something new!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Text: Roman \u0160imunovi\u0107<br \/>\nPhotographs: Karla Bulum<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of the SciArt Osijek 2026 programme, the Days of Science and Art organised by Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, the interactive workshop \u201cEmotions in Language\u201d was held at the Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek. The workshop was led by Asst. 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